PREVIEW: Homebound (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Aisling Loftus (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Tom Goodman-Hill (The Imitation Game), Hattie Gotobed (Snow White and the Huntsman), Raffiella Chapman (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), Lukas Rolfe (Miss You Already)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Sebastian Godwin (film debut), director, writer; Hugo Godwin (Ten Billion), producer; Jeremy Warmsley (Fear Itself), composer; Sergi Vilanova (Adú), cinematographer; Rachel Durance (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Holly (Loftus) travels cross-country with her new partner Richard (Goodman-Hill) to meet his children for the first time. However, upon arrival, they find that Richard’s kids –  Anna (Chapman), Lucia (Gotobed), and Ralph (Rolfe) – are alone without their mother and Richard’s ex-wife present, but although Holly attempts to bond with her lover’s children, she slowly starts to realise that something is horribly wrong…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Sebastian Godwin makes his feature debut as writer and director for this chilling psychological tale that suggests that not all children are as saintly or innocent as they may first seem.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST APRIL 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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