FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth), Jack Lowden (Mary Queen of Scots), Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz), Lena Headey (300), Vince Vaughn (Hacksaw Ridge), Dwayne Johnson (Skyscraper), James Burrows (Eden Lake), Thea Trinidad (Hope Bridge), Kim Matula (Dawn Patrol), Aqueela Zoll (Killer Clown), Ellie Gonsalves (film debut), Stephen Merchant (Logan), Tori Ellen Ross (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Stephen Merchant (Cemetery Junction), director, writer; Michael J. Luisi (The Call) and Kevin Misher (Public Enemies), producers; Vik Sharma (film debut), composer; Remi Adefarasin (Me Before You), cinematographer; Nancy Richardson (Lords of Dogtown), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Saraya Knight (Pugh) comes from a family of professional wrestlers living in Norwich, and is soon called to Los Angeles with her brother Zak (Lowden) to audition for WWE. With the support of her parents (Frost and Headey), as well as the unexpected help of former wrestler Dwayne Johnson (as himself), Raya soon adopts the stage name Paige and makes her own mark on the wrestling organisation…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Stephen Merchant writes and directs this inspiring story about the Norwich-native WWE wrestler Paige, with great actors like Florence Pugh and a cameoing Dwayne Johnson on board for the fun.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2019

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