THE SOUVENIR (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Honor Swinton Byrne (I Am Love), Tom Burke (The Invisible Woman), Tilda Swinton (Doctor Strange), Richard Ayoade (The Watch), Jaygann Ayeh (In Fabric), Jack McMullen (Brotherhood), Hannah Ashby Ward (film debut), Frankie Wilson (Acceptance), Barbara Peirson (film debut), James Dodds (film debut), Ariane Labed (Before Midnight)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Joanna Hogg (Unrelated), director, writer, producer; Luke Schiller (Jean Charles), producer; David Raedeker (My Brother The Devil), cinematographer; Helle le Fevre (Archipelago), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Film student Julie (Byrne) becomes romantically involved with a mysterious man named Anthony (Burke), but when he begins to show a more untrustworthy side, she is forced to decide what she is to do with her situation…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The first in writer-director Joanna Hogg’s two-part coming-of-age story – the second part is now in production – features a breakout performance from Honor Swindon Byrne, who appears in the film alongside her real-life mother Tilda Swinton.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST 2019

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