THE TURNING (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate), Finn Wolfhard (It), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Joely Richardson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Mark Huberman (Boy Eats Girl), Niall Greig Fulton (Outlaw King), Barbara Marten (Between Two Women), Denna Thomsen (The Bloody Indulgent), Karen Egan (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Floria Sigismondi (The Runaways), director; Carey Hayes (The Conjuring) and Chad Hayes (The Reaping), writers; Scott Bernstein (Straight Outta Compton) and Roy Lee (It), producers; Nathan Barr (Cabin Fever), composer; David Ungaro (A Prayer Before Dawn), cinematographer; Duwayne Dunham (Blue Velvet) and Glenn Garland (The Devil’s Rejects), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Kate (Davis) is hired to become a governess at a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, where she is charged with caring for young and disturbed orphans Flora (Prince) and Miles (Wolfhard). However, it’s not long before Kate discovers that the children and the house are keeping dark secrets, which prove that nothing is as it seems…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Henry James’ timeless spooky tale The Turn of the Screw gets a modern update that sees the likes of Mackenzie Davis, Brooklynn Prince and Stranger Things alumni Finn Wolfhard deal with some very creepy goings-on in ways that will certainly chill a newer audience.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 24TH JANUARY 2020

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