WHAT THEY HAD (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby), Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water), Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), Blythe Danner (Meet the Parents), Taissa Farmiga (The Mule), Josh Lucas (The Lincoln Lawyer), Sarah Sutherland (Innocence), Aimee Garcia (Graduation), Jay Montepare (Kiss of the Damned), Jennifer Robideau (WEAPONiZED)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Elizabeth Chomko (film debut), director, writer; Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine), Sefton Fincham (Drone), Bill Holderman (The Old Man & The Gun), Tyler Jackson (Roxxy), Keith Kjarval (Rudderless), Alex Saks (The Florida Project) and Ron Yerxa (Nebraska), producers; Danny Mulhern (Park), composer; Roberto Schaefer (Finding Neverland), cinematographer; Tom McArdle (Spotlight), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Bridget (Swank) is called back to her family home in Chicago by her brother Nick (Shannon), to help him deal with their ailing mother Ruth (Danner) and their father Burt’s (Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A strong ensemble cast that includes Hilary Swank and Robert Forster all come together to help tell writer-director Elizabeth Chomko’s tale of family dependency and learning to let go.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST MARCH 2019

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