PREVIEW: Smile (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sosie Bacon (Charlie Says), Jessie T. Usher (Independence Day: Resurgence), Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar Get the Munchies), Rob Morgan (Monsters and Men), Kyle Gallner (Jennifer’s Body), Caitlin Stasey (Tomorrow, When the War Began), Judy Reyes (The Circle), Gillian Zinser (Liars All), Kevin Keppy (Broken Faith), Nick Arapoglou (Freaky), Sara Kapner (A Little Help), Jack Sochet (Punch Money)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Parker Finn (film debut), director, writer; Marty Bowen (First Man), Wyck Godfrey (The Fault in Our Stars), Isaac Klausner (Love, Simon) and Robert Salerno (21 Grams), producers; Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Advantages of Travelling by Train), composer; Charlie Sarroff (Relic), cinematographer; Elliot Greenberg (Chronicle), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After witnessing a strange, traumatic incident with one of her troubled patients, psychiatrist Dr. Rose Cotter (Bacon) begins experiencing a series of frightening encounters with a mysterious entity that is defined by its chilling smile. Desperate to not let it take control over her life, Rose must confront her past in order to survive…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A chilling new psychological monster is unleashed in the feature debut of filmmaker Parker Finn, who here creates an unsettling atmosphere that should put him in good company within the horror genre.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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