THE FINEST HOURS (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Chris Pine (Star Trek), Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone), Holliday Grainger (The Riot Club), Eric Bana (Funny People), Ben Foster (The Messenger), Josh Stewart (The Dark Knight Rises), Graham McTavish (Creed), Kyle Gallner (Jennifer’s Body), John Ortiz (Steve Jobs), Keiynan Lonsdale (The Divergent Series: Insurgent), Rachel Brosnahan (The Unborn), Michael Raymond-James (Black Snake Moan), John Magaro (Carol), Ben Koldyke (Stuck On You), Beau Knapp (Southpaw)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Craig Gillespie (Million Dollar Arm), director; Scott Silver (8 Mile), Paul Tamasy (Air Bud) and Eric Johnson (The Fighter), writers; Dorothy Aufiero (Home Before Dark) and James Whitaker (The Odd Life of Timothy Green), producers; Carter Burwell (Carol), composer; Javier Aguirresarobe (Blue Jasmine), cinematographer; Tatiana S. Riegel (Lars and the Real Girl), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1952, a freak storm just off the coast of Cape Cod severely damages an oil tanker, quite literally ripping the vessel in half and leaving the surviving crew stranded and seemingly without hope. In response, the Coast  Guard sends four men, among them Bernie Webber (Pine), out in a small lifeboat to save the crew before they lose their lives on the rapidly-sinking ship…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The daring rescue of the oil tanker Pendleton by the Cape Cod Coast Guard, considered to be one of the most notable small-boat rescues in modern history, is well-documented in this thrilling drama.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2016

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