PREVIEW: My Fake Boyfriend (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Keiynan Lonsdale (Love, Simon), Dylan Sprouse (After We Collided), Sarah Hyland (See You in Valhalla), Bukola Walfall (film debut), Tricia Black (The Broken Hearts Gallery), Matthew Finlan (Brazen), Rong Fu (Dr. Cabbie), Andrew Meikle (film debut), Brooker Muir (How Heavy This Hammer), Merle Newell (Pigs), Rachel Risen (Best Ribs in Town), Marcus Rosner (Christmas with a Crown), Samer Salem (film debut), Simon Sinn (Where the Truth Lies), Matt Willis (Bigfoot and the Burtons)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Rose Troche (The Safety of Objects), director; Luke Albright (Monumental), Greg Boaldin (film debut) and Joe Wanjai Ross (film debut), writers; Jason Moring (The Doorman), Michael Philip (Drop Dead Sexy) and Richard Alan Reid (Book of Love), producers; Chanell Crichlow (film debut), composer; Stephen Chandler Whitehead (The Dancing Dogs of Dombrova), cinematographer; Katheryn Rupert (Seduced), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Andrew (Lonsdale) is keen to keep his troublesome ex-boyfriend Nico (Rosner) out of his life, so on the advice of his friends Jake (Sprouse) and Kelly (Hyland) he creates a fake boyfriend using social media. However, when Andrew ends up meeting the love of his life, breaking up with a lover that doesn’t even exist proves hard to do…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Keiynan Lonsdale, best known to fans of TV’s The Flash as Wally West/Kid Flash, stars in this funny and surprising rom-com that subverts expectations and provides some much-needed light in the world.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 10TH JUNE 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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