PREVIEW: In the Earth (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Joel Fry (Yesterday), Reece Shearsmith (A Field In England), Hayley Squires (In Fabric), Ellora Torchia (Midsommar), John Hollingworth (1917), Mark Monero (Free Fire)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ben Wheatley (Kill List), director, writer, editor; Andrew Starke (Free Fire), producer; Clint Mansell (Black Swan), composer; Nick Gillespie (Native), cinematographer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

As the world desperately searches for a cure to a contagious virus, scientist Martin Lowery (Fry) leaves isolation for a remote research facility deep in the woods, accompanied only by park ranger Alma (Torchia) during a routing equipment run. Soon, though, the two encounter a number of terrifying entities as the forest appears to come alive around them…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Ben Wheatley returns to the kind of trippy, psychedelic horror movies he became known for, with his latest disturbing outing shot entirely during last year’s lockdown.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 18TH JUNE 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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