THE WEDDING GUEST (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Dev Patel (Lion), Radhika Apte (Badlapur), Jim Sarbh (Neerja), Nish Nathwani (Sket), Harish Khanna (Trishna), Meherbaan Singh (Shareek), Sidhu Manpreet (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People), director, writer, producer; Nik Bower (Final Portrait), Deepak Nayar (Viceroy’s House), Melissa Parmenter (The Look of Love) and Dev Patel (film debut), producers; Harry Escott (Hard Candy), composer; Giles Nuttgens (Hell or High Water), cinematographer; Marc Richardson (The Face of an Angel), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Jay (Patel) is a mysterious man who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding, where he plans to kidnap the bride-to-be Samira (Apte). However, when the plan quickly goes south, Jay and his hostage are forced to go on the run across the border and through the streets of New Delhi, while Jay’s true agenda is slowly revealed…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Dev Patel teams up with writer-director Michael Winterbottom for an action-thriller that serves as an exciting argument for him to pop up in more lead roles.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 19TH JULY 2019

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