PREVIEW: Vesper (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Raffiella Chapman (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), Eddie Marsan (The World’s End), Rosy McEwan (film debut), Richard Brake (31), Melanie Gaydos (Lost Penny), Edmund Dehn (Kid Gloves), Matvej Buravkov (film debut), Marijus Demiskis (The Generation of Evil), Markas Eimontas (Sasha Was Here), Titas Rukas (film debut), Markas Sagaitis (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Kristina Buozyte (Vanishing Waves), director, writer, producer; Bruno Samper (film debut), director, writer; Brian Clark (Compulsion), writer; Daiva Jovaisiene (Redirected), Asta Liukaityte (3 Million Euros) and Alexis Perrin (Cities of Last Things), producers; Dan Levy (I Lost My Body), composer; Feliksas Abrukauskas (Sasha Was Here), cinematographer; Suzanne Fenn (Third World Cop), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem, a headstrong young girl named Vesper (Chapman) survives with her ailing father Darius (Brake). When she comes across Camellia (McEwen), the mysterious survivor of a crash who is now being pursued by the brutal Jonas (Marsan), Vesper goes on a dangerous journey where she could unlock the key to a better future…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This gorgeous dystopian sci-fi thriller was a hit on the festival circuit, and is now set to become a cult favourite amongst audiences who love this type of dark, gritty slice of bleak futurism.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

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

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