PREVIEW: Two of Us (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Barbara Sukowa (Rosa Luxemburg), Martine Chevallier (Jefferson in Paris), Léa Drucker (The Man of My Life), Jérôme Varanfrain (Before the Winter Chill), Muriel Bénazéraf (Conviction), Augustin Reynes (film debut), Hervé Sogne (JCVD), Stéphane Robles (film debut), Eugénie Anselin (The Captain)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Filippo Meneghetti (Maistrac: Lavorare in Cantiere), director, writer; Malysone Bovorasmy (film debut) and Florence Vignon (The Grocer’s Son), writers; Laurent Baujard (Amazonia) and Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin (Detroit Wild City), producers; Michele Menini (Ritual: A Psychomagic Story), composer; Aurélien Marra (Sol & Nott), cinematographer; Julia Maby (film debut) and Ronan Tronchot (The Roommates Party), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Nina (Sukowa) and Madeleine (Chevallier) have been secret lovers for decades, living close to each other in nearby apartments. However, when an unexpected and life-altering event turns their world upside down, they find themselves more and more unable to keep their secret from their families for much longer…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A sweet and spiritual companion piece to the recent Supernova, writer-director Filippo Meneghetti depicts elderly love in all of its raw beauty, and is destined to move you to tears by the end.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 16TH JULY 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE, AND AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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