WHO’S IN IT?
Robert Pattinson (Good Time), Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate)
WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?
Robert Eggers (The Witch), director, writer, producer; Max Eggers (film debut), writer; Youree Henley (The Beguiled), Lourenço Sant’ Anna (Viaje Inesperado), Rodrigo Teixeira (Call Me By Your Name) and Jay Van Hoy (Beginners), producers; Mark Korven (Saint Jude), composer; Jarin Blaschke (Fray), cinematographer; Louise Ford (Thoroughbreds), editor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
In the late 19th century, two lighthouse keepers (Pattinson and Dafoe) arrive on a remote New England island for a routine four-week shift. However, as the time slowly goes by, both men find their sanity starting to slip away…
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?
Robert Eggers’ long-awaited follow-up to his break-out horror hit The Witch is a chilling and brilliantly realised paranoia piece that’s anchored by striking black-and-white cinematography and two outstanding performances from Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe.
