PREVIEW: The Desperate Hour (15 TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive), Colton Gobbo (Operation Christmas List), Sierra Maltby (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games), director; Chris Sparling (Buried), writer; David Boies (Midnight Sun), Andrew Corkin (The Alchemist Cookbook), Alex Lalonde (The Lesser Blessed), Chris Parker (Palm Springs), Zack Schiller (Jane Got a Gun), Dylan Sellers (Agent Cody Banks), Chris Sparling (The Sea of Trees) and Naomi Watts (The Painted Veil), producers; Fil Eisler (Thunder Force), composer; John Brawley (The Perfect Host), cinematographer; Lee Haugen (The Lost City of Z), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Whilst out on a job through the woods, recently widowed mother Amy (Watts) discovers that a school shooting is in progress where her children, including teenage son Noah (Gobbo), are in danger. Despite being miles away from the school, Amy runs as fast as she can to the scene in order to save her kids…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Star and producer Naomi Watts teams with director Phillip Noyce for a highly tense thriller that sees the actress sprinting for most of the runtime, towards a sentimental take on the hot-button issue of school shootings.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON SKY CINEMA AND NOW

 

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