THE LAST THING HE WANTED (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Anne Hathaway (The Hustle), Ben Affleck (Argo), Rosie Perez (Do The Right Thing), Edi Gathegi (X-Men: First Class), Mel Rodriguez (Lakeview Terrace), Toby Jones (Berberian Sound Studio), Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Carlos Leal (There Be Dragons), Julian Gamble (Blood Ties)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Dee Rees (Mudbound), director, writer, producer; Marco Villalobos (film debut), writer; Cassian Elwes (The Butler) and Luillo Ruiz (The Caller), producers; Tamar-Kali (Come Sunday), composer; Bobby Bukowski (Arlington Road), cinematographer; Mako Kamitsuna (Blackhat), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Elena McMahon (Hathaway) is a veteran journalist who is guilt-tripped into running an errand for her estranged father Richard (Dafoe), thrusting her into the heart of the very story she is trying to write and losing the thread of her own narrative in the process…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

For her follow-up to the multi Oscar-nominated Mudbound, filmmaker Dee Rees teams up with some of Hollywood’s finest actors for a thrilling dive into the heart of a journalist’s struggle for the truth.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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