THE LEISURE SEEKER (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Donald Sutherland (Don’t Look Now), Helen Mirren (The Queen), Janel Moloney (Concussion), Kirsty Mitchell (A Shot at Glory), Robert Pralgo (Kill the Messenger), Christian McKay (Me and Orson Welles), Dick Gregory (Panther), Mylie Stone (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Paolo Virzì (Caterina in the Big City), director, writer; Stephen Amidon (film debut), Francesca Archibugi (Flying Lessons) and Francesco Piccolo (Human Capital), writers; Marco Cohen (Four Single Fathers), Fabrizio Donvito (Italian Movies), Benedetto Habib (Game Therapy) and Marty Eli Schwartz (A Step Toward Tomorrow), producers; Carlo Virzì (My Name Is Tanino), composer; Luca Bigazzi (The Great Beauty), cinematographer; Jacopo Quadri (The Dreamers), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Faced with medical treatment that could keep them apart, elderly couple John (Sutherland) and Ella (Mirren) decide to run off together across the country in their old RV which they have nicknamed The Leisure Seeker. On their trip, they come across new sights and rediscover their love for each other, even in their old age…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland are a winning team in this uplifting and sweet comedy about growing old together and loving each other no matter what.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH APRIL 2018

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