PREVIEW: Where Is Anne Frank (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Ruby Stokes (A Banquet), Emily Carey (The Lost Girls), Sebastian Croft (Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans), Ralph Prosser (How to Build a Girl), Michael Maloney (The Young Victoria), Samantha Spiro (Me Before You), Skye Bennett (It’s Alive), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Filth), Stuart Milligan (Outland), Andrew Woodall (Belle), Ari Folman (film debut), Nell Barlow (Sweetheart)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir), director, writer, producer; Yves Kugelmann (film debut), Alexander Rodnyansky (Leviathan) and Jani Thiltges (Tied), producers; Ben Goldwasser (film debut) and Karen O (Where the Wild Things Are), composers; Tristan Oliver (Isle of Dogs), cinematographer; Nili Feller (The Congress), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In modern-day Amsterdam, at the famed Anne Frank House, Kitty (Stokes) – the imaginary friend of Anne Frank (Carey) herself – suddenly comes to life. Believing Anne to still be alive, Kitty sets out to be reunited with her best friend, but she slowly discovers the heart-breaking truth, as well as the legacy that she left behind…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This highly imaginative animated spin on the classic tale of Anne Frank presents an all-new perspective to the tragedy, while also paying tribute to the imagination that she put into her now-famous diary.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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