THE SHACK (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sam Worthington (Avatar), Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures), Graham Greene (The Green Mile), Radha Mitchell (Finding Neverland), Aviv Alush (The Golden Pomegranate), Sumire (film debut), Tim McGraw (The Blind Side), Alice Braga (I Am Legend), Megan Charpentier (Mama), Gage Munroe (Immortals), Amélie Eve (film debut), Ryan Robbins (Walking Tall), Carson Reaume (Into the Grizzly Maze)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Stuart Hazeldine (Exam), director; John Fusco (The Forbidden Kingdom), Andrew Lanham (film debut) and Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12), writers; Brad Cummings (film debut) and Gil Netter (Life of Pi), producers; Aaron Zigman (The Notebook), composer; Declan Quinn (Rachel Getting Married), cinematographer; William Steinkamp (Scent of a Woman), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Mack Phillips (Worthington) is a family man who is left devastated when his youngest daughter Missy (Eve) is kidnapped and brutally murdered. As he grieves, he receives a mysterious letter that invites him to the lodge where Missy was found, and upon arriving he encounters a trio of strangers that call themselves Papa (Spencer), Jesus (Aush) and Sarayu (Sumire), who all help Mack to overcome his grief and find solace in a higher power…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Adapted from the bestseller of the same name, The Shack is a tale of faith and how even in the darkest of times it can help people get through unspeakable tragedy and come out enlightened on the other side.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH JUNE 2017

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