TAU (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Maika Monroe (It Follows), Ed Skrein (Deadpool), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), Fiston Barek (Don’t Call Back), Ivana Zivkovic (Ibiza), Sharon D. Clarke (Beautiful People), Ian Virgo (Black Hawk Down)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Federico D’Alessandro (film debut), director; Noga Landau (film debut), writer; Russell Ackerman (Cargo), Terry Dougas (Good Time), David S. Goyer (The Forest), Paris Kasidokostas Latsis (Grandma), John Schoenfelder (Cargo) and Kevin Turen (99 Homes), producers; Bear McCreary (10 Cloverfield Lane), composer; Larry Smith (Only God Forgives), cinematographer; Scott Chestnut (Roadkill), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Julia (Monroe), a street-smart grifter, is kidnapped and held captive in a futuristic smart house where the masochistic and enigmatic Alex (Skrein) seeks to exploit her mind and body for fatal experiments. Her only way out is to befriend TAU (Oldman), the advanced artificial intelligence system that operates the house, which she must do before she meets a fate similar to the other subjects before her…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

An interesting and tech-savvy twist on the home invasion sub-genre, TAU is also a fun and thrilling sci-fi tale about the rise of artificial intelligence in our dormant society.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH JUNE 2018 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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