PREVIEW: Nowhere Special (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

James Norton (Things Heard & Seen), Daniel Lamont (film debut), Chris Corrigan (Cyprus Avenue), Valerie Kane (The Hoarder), Louise Matthews (The Last Right), Keith McErlean (Black ’47), Eileen O’Higgins (Brooklyn)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Uberto Pasolini (Still Life), director, writer, producer; Chris Martin (Good Vibrations), Cristian Nicolescu (A Shelter Among the Clouds) and Roberto Sessa (Twice Born), producers; Andrew Simon McAllister (The White Room), composer; Marius Panduru (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle), cinematographer; Masahiro Hirakubo (Trainspotting) and Saska Simpson (Gloves Off), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

John (Norton), a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his son Michael (Lamont) after the child’s mother abandoned the both of them after birth. When John is given a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for young Michael to become a part of, all while shielding him from the terrible reality of the situation…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Oscar-nominated producer Uberto Pasolini writes and directs this heart-wrenching drama about the unbreakable bond between a father and son, and what happens when fate decides it is to break it once and for all.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 16TH JULY 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE, AND AVAILABLE TO RENT ON CURZON HOME CINEMA

 

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