PREVIEW: Fresh (18 TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

Daisy Edgar-Jones (Pond Life), Sebastian Stan (I, Tonya), Jonica T. Gibbs (film debut), Charlotte Le Bon (The Promise), Dayo Okeniyi (The Hunger Games), Andrea Bang (Adventures in Public School), Brett Dier (Snapshots)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mimi Cave (film debut), director; Lauryn Kahn (Ibiza), writer; Maeve Cullinane (Vice), Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up) and Kevin J. Messick (Casa de mi Padre), producers; Alex Somers (Honey Boy), composer; Pawel Pogorzelski (Midsommar), cinematographer; Martin Pensa (Dallas Buyers Club), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Noa (Edgar-Jones), who is burnt out by her dating life, meets an alluring guy named Steve (Stan) and, taking a chance, decides to go on a date with him. Although at first it seems like she’s found a suitable guy, it’s not long before she discovers that his tastes are a lot more sinister…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

After shocking Sundance earlier this year, debut director Mimi Cave’s dark and disturbing satire is set to horrify audiences with its hugely unpredictable turn into much more sinister territory.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH MARCH 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY+ STAR

 

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