A PRIVATE WAR (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl), Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades Freed), Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones), Tom Hollander (Bohemian Rhapsody), Corey Johnson (Captain Phillips), Faye Marsay (Pride), Nikki Amuka-Bird (The Children Act)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Matthew Heineman (City of Ghosts), director, producer; Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco), writer; Matthew George (Wind River), Basil Iwanyk (Sicario), Marissa McMahon (Anamorph) and Charlize Theron (Tully), producers; H. Scott Salinas (Cartel Land), composer; Robert Richardson (Inglourious Basterds), cinematographer; Nick Fenton (American Animals), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Marie Colvin (Pike) is one of the most celebrated war correspondents of the age, bravely heading to the frontlines of international conflicts – even losing sight in her left eye after being hit by a grenade in Sri Lanka – and giving a voice to the voiceless. As she struggles to deal with the trauma of everything she’s been through, she and renowned war photographer Paul Conroy (Dornan) head out to Syria for the most dangerous assignment of their lives…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Rosamund Pike gives one of her very best performances as infamous war correspondent Marie Colvin, whose real-life dedication to showing the realities of worldwide conflict is celebrated and explored in this fascinating drama.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2019

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