THE PUBLIC (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Emilio Estevez (The Breakfast Club), Alec Baldwin (It’s Complicated), Christian Slater (True Romance), Jena Malone (The Neon Demon), Taylor Schilling (The Prodigy), Michael K. Williams (The Gambler), Jeffrey Wright (Syriana), Gabrielle Union (Top Five), Jacob Vargas (Heaven Is For Real), Richard T. Jones (Concussion), Bryant Bentley (My Days of Mercy), Ki Hong Lee (The Maze Runner), Michael Douglas Hall (A Kind of Murder), Rhymefest (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Emilio Estevez (Bobby), director, writer, producer; Alex Lebovici (Tapped Out), Lisa Niedenthal (The Way) and Steve Ponce (The Clapper), producers; Tyler Bates (John Wick) and Joanne Higginbottom (film debut), composers; Juan Miguel Azpiroz (Savage Grace), cinematographer; Richard Chew (Star Wars: A New Hope) and Yang Hua Hu (film debut), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

When a blizzard hits downtown Cincinnati, the patrons of the local library turn the building into a makeshift homeless shelter to provide warmth and shelter to those out in the cold. However, what begins as an act of civil disobedience soon escalates into a stand-off against the authorities…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Legendary Brat Packer Emilio Estevez directs, writes and stars in a David versus Goliath story with timely themes such as homelessness and mental illness – all within the walls of an old-fashioned library.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 2020

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