THE KID DETECTIVE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Adam Brody (Ready or Not), Sophie Nélisse (The Book Thief), Sarah Sutherland (What They Had), Jesse Noah Gruman (film debut), Wendy Crewson (Air Force One), Jonathan Whittaker (Breach), Peter MacNeill (Open Range), Lisa Truong (Shazam!), Sophia Webster (film debut), Dallas Edwards (The Art of Self-Defence), Tzi Ma (Mulan), Isaac Kragten (Breakthrough), Amalia Williamson (Level 16), Sharon Crandall (The Package), Marlaina Andre (Reign), Maurice Dean Wint (Cube), Marcus Zane (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Evan Morgan (film debut), director, writer; Jonathan Bronfman (Bang Bang Baby) and William Woods (In Return), producers; Jay McCarrol (The Dirties), composer; Michael Robert McLaughlin (The Valley Below), cinematographer; Curt Lobb (Operation Avalanche), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Once a celebrated child detective, Abe Applebaum (Brody) is now 31 and still solving a slew of juvenile cases when he’s not wallowing in hangover-induced self-pity. However, he finds a chance to finally solve an “adult” case when naïve teen Caroline (Nélisse) wants him to discover who brutally murdered her boyfriend…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

An interesting twist on the kid detective story, populated by the likes of Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys, this dark and refreshingly adult comedy-drama explores the consequences of failing to emerge from the shadow of your younger self, as well as solving a legitimately compelling mystery.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2020 (IN CINEMAS WHEREVER OPEN)

 

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