Send Help (Feb 5th)
Evil Dead director Sam Raimi's Send Help sees Rachel McAdams play Linda, a put-upon employee who finds herself stranded on a
remote island following a company plane crash. To her initial horror the
only other survivor is her bullying boss Bradley (Dylan O'Brien). But with Bradley incapacitated by injury, Linda finally has the chance
to show him who's boss.
The Chronology of Water (Feb 6th)
Kristen Stewart makes her directorial debut with The Chronology of Water, adapted from the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch. Imogen Poots plays Lidia, a
troubled young woman from a violent background who finds a way to escape
her troubles through writing.
My Father's Shadow (Feb 6th)
The UK has chosen Akinola Davies Jr's directorial debut My Father's Shadow as its submission for Best International Feature Film at this year's Academy Awards. The semi-autobiographical film stars Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as a father who traverses a volatile Lagos with
his two sons (first-timers Godwin Egbo and Chibuike Marvellous Egbo) amid the 1993 Nigerian election crisis.
Twinless (Feb 6th)
James Sweeney writes, directs and stars in black
comedy Twinless. He plays Dennis, who becomes friends with Roman (Dylan O'Brien) when the two men join a support group for
separated twins. Things take a twist when both men turn out to be
harbouring secrets.
Crime 101 (Feb 13th)
Writer/director Bart Layton follows up American Animals with another crime thriller, adapting Don Winslow's novella Crime 101. The film sees Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry play a professional thief and insurance broker who team up to pull
off a major heist in Los Angeles. Mark Ruffalo plays the determined detective on their tail.
Whistle (Feb 13th)
Directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow) and written by Owen Egerton, Whistle sees an Aztec Death Whistle fall into the hapless hands of a group
of high school students. To their detriment, the teens discover that
blowing the instrument has deadly consequences.
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (Feb 20th)
17 years after making her feature debut with 2008's Yeast, writer/director Mary Bronstein delivers her second film, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. The film stars Rose Byrne, who picked up a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for her portrayal
of a woman juggling various personal and family crises.
The Secret Agent (Feb 20th)
Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau) scooped the Best Director prize at this year's Cannes Film festival for
his political thriller The Secret Agent. Set in 1977 during the dying days of Brazil's military dictatorship,
the film sees Oscar nominated actor Wagner Moura play a political refugee who hides out in the
coastal city of Recife, only to find himself under surveillance.
The Testament of Ann Lee (Feb 20th)
The story of Ann Lee, founder of the religious sect known as the Shakers,
is brought to the screen as a musical by writer/director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come). Amanda Seyfried plays Lee in a film that combines traditional Shaker hymns with new
songs written by Daniel Blumberg and choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall.
Sirat (Feb 27th)
A decade after
Mimosas, French-Spanish filmmaker Óliver Laxe returns to Morocco for
this drama set in the country's underground rave scene. Sergi López
plays a father who joins a group of nomad ravers travelling the desert as he
searches for his missing daughters. The tense journey through hostile
terrain has drawn favourable comparisons to William Friedkin's
Sorcerer.