THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Matt Dillon (Crash), Bruno Ganz (Downfall), Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Men in Black), Sofie Gråbøl (Pelle the Conqueror), Riley Keough (Mad Max: Fury Road), Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan), Ed Speleers (Breathe), David Bailie (Cutthroat Island), Yoo Ji-tae (Oldboy), Osy Ikhile (In the Heart of the Sea)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Lars von Trier (Dancer in the Dark), director, writer; Louise Vesth (A Royal Affair), producer; Víctor Reyes (Buried), composer; Manuel Alberto Claro (Melancholia), cinematographer; Jacob Secher Schulsinger (The Square) and Molly Marlene Stensgaard (Dogville), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1970s America, Jack (Dillon) is a highly intelligent serial killer who, over the course of twelve years, commits a number of murders that he believes to be works of art. As the inevitable police intervention draws nearer, Jack rushes to complete what he considers to be his masterpiece…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Controversial filmmaker Lars von Trier is back with a vengeance, with this violent and profoundly disturbing psychological thriller that sets out to make Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer look tame by comparison.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2018

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