WILD ROSE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jessie Buckley (Beast), Julie Walters (Billy Elliott), Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda), Jamie Sives (Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself), Craig Parkinson (Four Lions), James Harkness (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Janey Godley (Super November), Ashley Shelton (Something, Anything)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Tom Harper (The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death), director; Nicole Taylor (film debut), writer; Faye Ward (Stan & Ollie), producer; Jack Arnold (War Book), composer; George Steel (Robin Hood), cinematographer; Mark Eckersley (Filth), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Rose-Lynn Harlan (Buckley) is a young women who has just been released from prison, but continues to dream about escaping from her life in Glasgow and going to Nashville to become a country music star. However, her mother Marion (Walters) forces her to finally take responsibility in her life, as well as for her two young children, and soon her dreams clash with her reality…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Jessie Buckley, last seen in a breakthrough performance in the thriller Beast, continues to prove she is a natural rising talent by leading this charming and funny musical drama with little effort whatsoever.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 12TH APRIL 2019

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