TRIPLE 9 (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone), Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Martian), Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead), Woody Harrelson (Rampart), Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs), Clifton Collins, Jr. (Pacific Rim), Michael K. Williams (The Gambler), Teresa Palmer (Point Break), Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious 6), Luis Da Silva (21 Jump Street), Michelle Ang (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John Hillcoat (Lawless), director; Matt Cook (film debut), writer; Marc Butan (Godsend), Bard Dorros (Fun Size), Anthony Katagas (12 Years a Slave), Keith Redmon (The Revenant) and Christopher Woodrow (Joe), producers; Bobby Krlic (Crocodile Gennadiy), Atticus Ross (The Social Network), Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli) and Claudia Sarne (Broken City), composers; Nicolas Karakatsanis (The Drop), cinematographer; Dylan Tichenor (There Will Be Blood), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A group of criminals and corrupt cops are blackmailed by Russian-Israeli mobster Irina Vlaslov (Winslet) into pulling off an exceptionally difficult heist, but they manage to come up with a plan that could see them succeeding – however, it may cost the life of rookie officer Chris Allen (Affleck) in the process…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Boasting a fantastic cast amidst an intense crime thriller set-up, Triple 9 is a seedy, violent and gloriously dark saga of criminal activity on both sides of the law.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2016

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