THEM THAT FOLLOW (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Alice Englert (Ginger & Rosa), Jim Gaffigan (The Day Shall Come), Walton Goggins (The Hateful Eight), Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Lewis Pullman (Bad Times at the El Royale), Connor Daniel Lysholm (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Britt Poulton (film debut) and Dan Madison Savage (film debut), directors, writers; Gerard Butler (Den of Thieves), Bradley Gallo (Magic Rock), Michael A. Helfant (The Call), Danielle Robinson (Septembers of Shiraz) and Alan Siegel (Olympus Has Fallen), producers; Garth Stevenson (Tracks), composer; Brett Jutkiewicz (Ready or Not), cinematographer; Joshua Raymond Lee (King Cobra), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Somewhere in the depths of Appalachia, Pastor Lemuel Childs (Goggins) leads an isolated cult of Pentecostals, which willingly take up venomous serpents to prove themselves before God. His faithful daughter Mara (Englert) is preparing for her wedding day, but when she uncovers a deadly secret she is forced to confront her father’s disturbing practises…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Devious cults and poisonous snakes dominate this sinister horror-thriller from first-time filmmakers Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage, who have gathered a hell of a cast from Booksmart standout Kaitlyn Dever to Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 2019

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