SEA FEVER (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Connie Nielsen (On Hour Photo), Hermione Corfield (Slaughterhouse Rulez), Dougray Scott (My Week with Marilyn), Olwen Fouéré (Animals), Jack Hickey (Mary Shelley), Ardalan Esmaili (The Girl, the Mother and the Demons), Elie Bouakaze (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Neasa Hardiman (An Gaeilgeoir Nocht), director, writer; Brendan McCarthy (The Sun, the Moon and the Stars) and John McDonnell (Vivarium), producers; Christoffer Franzén (At the End of the Day), composer; Ruairí O’Brien (Five Minutes of Heaven), cinematographer; Barry Moen (Snow in Paradise) and Julian Ulrichs (Sing Street), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Siobhan (Corfield), a marine biology student, tags along with a trawler crew into the West Irish seas for a research excursion. However, when something hits their boat and leaves them marooned, a mysterious parasite infiltrates their water supply, leaving Siobhan and the crew to fight for their lives…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This is a rich nautical horror-thriller which has been gaining a bit of buzz for its claustrophobic terror and its smart, intricate plotting.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 24TH APRIL 2020 (AVAILABLE ON VOD)

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