PREVIEW: Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jeon Jong-seo (Burning), Kate Hudson (Almost Famous), Craig Robinson (This Is The End), Altonio Jackson (Body Cam), Ed Skrein (Deadpool), Evan Whitten (Words on Bathroom Walls)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), director, writer; John Lesher (Birdman), Adam Mirels (Ingrid Goes West), Robert Mirels (Revolving Doors) and Dylan Weathered (The Beach Bum), producers; Daniele Luppi (Hell Ride), composer; Pawel Pogorzelski (Hereditary), cinematographer; Taylor Levy (Bodies Bodies Bodies), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Mona (Jong-seo), a young woman with dangerous psychic abilities, escapes a mental institution and makes her way into the nearby city of New Orleans. She is soon taken in by Bonnie (Hudson), a struggling mother who at first sees Mona’s abilities as a way of making fast cash, but when the two of them are pursued by lone cop Harolds (Robinson), the duo find themselves in dangerous territory…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A stylish blend of dark sci-fi and grounded human drama, filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour’s ambitious third feature is an intriguing and intense viewing experience.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON SKY CINEMA AND NOW

 

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