PREVIEW: Kindred (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Tamara Lawrence (On Chesil Beach), Fiona Shaw (Colette), Jack Lowden (Fighting with my Family), Edward Holcroft (The Sense of an Ending), Chloe Pirrie (Emma), Anton Lesser (A United Kingdom), Natalia Kostrzewa (Get Up and Go), Kiran Sonia Sawar (Mogul Mowgli)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Joe Marcantonio (film debut), director, writer; Jason McColgan (film debut), writer; Jack Lowden (film debut) and Dominic Norris (Modern Life Is Rubbish), producers; Jack Halama (Bare Knuckle) and Natalie Holt (Pin Cushion), composers; Carlos Catalán (Song for Marion), cinematographer; Fiona DeSouza (Leila), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After her boyfriend Ben (Holroft) is suddenly killed in an accident, psychologically fragile mother-to-be Charlotte (Lawrence) finds herself taken in by Ben’s overbearing mother Margaret (Shaw) and his controlling stepbrother Thomas (Lowden), who claim to be caring for her at least until the baby arrives. However, as Charlotte is plagued by hallucinations, she begins to doubt the intentions of her carers, and seeks to find a way to be rid of them once and for all before they can interfere with her child’s future…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Family tensions have never been more terrifying than in this low-key but still chilling thriller, produced by rising star Jack Lowden who also features in a key supporting role.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 25TH JUNE 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON SKY CINEMA AND NOW TV

 

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