PREVIEW: Nocebo (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Eva Green (Casino Royale), Mark Strong (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Chai Fonacier (Respeto), Billie Gadsdon (Cruella), Cathy Belton (Philomena)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium), director; Garret Shanley (Without Name), writer; Brunella Cocchiglia (Without Name) and Emily Leo (Under the Shadow), producers; Radek Ladczuk (The Nightingale), cinematographer; Tony Cranstoun (Joyride), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Christine (Green), a fashion designer, suffers from a mysterious illness that baffles her doctors, and frustrates her husband Felix (Strong). One day, a Filipino carer named Diana (Fonacier) arrives at her home, and through a series of unorthodox treatments, she begins to treat Christine’s illness – only to reveal a horrifying truth at the centre of it all…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The makers of the twisted satirical horror Vivarium are back with an equally demented and unnerving psychological thriller that makes great use of lead actress Eva Green.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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