THE LIE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mireille Enos (World War Z), Peter Sarsgaard (An Education), Joey King (Wish Upon), Cas Anvar (Diana), Devery Jacobs (Rhymes for Young Ghouls), Nicholas Lea (Dancing Trees), Patti Kim (film debut), Dani Kind (The Righteous Tithe)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Veena Sud (Stretchmarks), director, writer; Jason Blum (Get Out), Alix Madigan (Winter’s Bone) and Christopher Tricarico (May in the Summer), producers; Tamar-kali (Mudbound), composer; Peter Wunstorf (A Street Cat Named Bob), cinematographer; Phil Fowler (The Salton Sea), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

When their teenage daughter Kayla (King) accidentally kills a school friend, Rebecca (Enos) and Jay (Sarsgaard) are forced to deal with the consequences of covering up her mistake…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Mireille Enos, Peter Sarsgaard and Joey King star in this intense remake of the German film We Monsters, which forces us to ask how far we are willing to go to protect the people we love, even when blood has been spilt.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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