PREVIEW: The Unforgivable (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sandra Bullock (Bird Box), Vincent D’Onofrio (The Magnificent Seven), Viola Davis (Fences), Jon Bernthal (King Richard), Richard Thomas (Taking Woodstock), Linda Emond (Across the Universe), Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale), Rob Morgan (Just Mercy), W. Earl Brown (Black Mass), Emma Nelson (Where’d You Go, Bernadette)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Nora Fingscheidt (System Crasher), director; Peter Craig (The Town), Courtenay Miles (film debut) and Hillary Seitz (Insomnia), writers; Sandra Bullock (Miss Congeniality), Veronica Ferres (Every Breath You Take) and Graham King (The Departed), producers; David Fleming (Hillbilly Elegy) and Hans Zimmer (No Time to Die), composers; Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth), cinematographer; Stephan Bechinger (The Impossible Picture) and Joe Walker (Arrival), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Ruth (Bullock) is released from prison after serving her sentence for a violent crime, only to find that society is unwilling to forget or forgive her past actions. She sets out to find her estranged younger sister Katherine (Franciosi), only to find retribution and harsh treatment at every turn…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Based on the hit BBC miniseries Unforgiven, this gritty dramatic thriller from star and producer Sandra Bullock is a firecracker that could possibly set the awards circuit alight.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX

 

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