UNDER THE SKIN (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation), Antonia Campbell-Hughes (Bright Star), Paul Brannigan (Sunshine on Leith), Krystof Hádek (Dark Blue World), Michael Moreland (Filth), Scott Dymond (The Angel’s Share)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast), director, writer; Walter Campbell (film debut), writer; Nick Wechsler (Magic Mike) and James Wilson (Attack The Block), producers; Mica Levi (film debut), composer; Daniel Landin (44 Inch Chest), cinematographer; Paul Watts (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

An extra-terrestrial being known only as Laura (Johansson) descends onto Scotland and preys upon unsuspecting male hitchhikers…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Director Jonathan Glazer displays a strikingly surreal eye for his first film in ten years, boosted by a fearless lead performance by Hollywood A-lister Scarlett Johansson.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 14TH MARCH 2014

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