WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Zac Efron (17 Again), Emily Ratajkowski (Gone Girl), Jonny Weston (Project Almanac), Jon Bernthal (Fury), Vanessa Lengies (The Perfect Man), Wes Bentley (American Beauty), Jon Abrahams (Scary Movie), Shiloh Fernandez (Red Riding Hood), Alex Shaffer (Win Win), Alicia Coppola (National Treasure: Book of Secrets), Korrina Rico (In Time)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Max Joseph (12 Years of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic), director, writer; Meaghan Oppenheimer (film debut), writer; Tim Bevan (Love Actually) and Eric Fellner (The Theory of Everything), producers; Brett Pawlak (Short Term 12), cinematographer; Terel Gibson (The Kings of Summer), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Cole (Efron), a 23-year-old DJ, aspires to make it big in the electronic dance music scene and become a major record producer. A chance encounter with older DJ James (Bentley) leads to him becoming a mentor figure to Cole, which becomes complicated when Cole becomes attracted to James’ girlfriend Sophie (Ratajkowski), leading him to ponder his decisions for the future…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Zac Efron gets behind the decks and spins out a series of strong moments in this coming-of-age drama with some seriously sick beats and remixes that only the best DJs can imitate.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 28TH AUGUST 2015

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