PREVIEW: The Drifters (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jonathan Ajayi (Wonder Woman 1984), Lucie Bourdeu (All That Glitters), Tia Bannon (The Midnight Sky), Ariyon Bakare (Life), Joey Akubeze (film debut), Jonjo O’Neill (Defiance), Thom Petty (Mary Queen of Scots), Tom Sweet (The Nutcracker and the Four Realms)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ben Bond (film debut), director, writer; Iona Sweeney (film debut), producer; Zero VU (film debut), composer; Ben Moulden (Tower Block), cinematographer; Tommy Boulding (Possum), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Koffee (Ajayi), a West African migrant who’s spent most of his life on the run, meets Fanny (Bourdeu), a French waitress with a troubled past who has dreams of becoming an actress. Together, they head to America to try and start a new life together, but find that the path to success is not so easy…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Filmmaker Ben Bond’s debut feature is a Tarantino-inspired tale of romance, crime and achieving your dreams – with a delicious undercut of sun-drenched violence and passionate love.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 2ND APRIL 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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