WHO’S IN IT?
Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones’s Diary), Rufus Sewell (A Knight’s Tale), Michael Gambon (The King’s Speech), Finn Wittrock (The Big Short), Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose), Bella Ramsey (Holmes & Watson), Royce Pierreson (Spectral), Arthur McBain (film debut), John Dagleish (Christopher Robin), Gemma-Leah Devereux (Cardboard Gangsters), David Rubin (Jack), Darci Shaw (film debut)
WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?
Rupert Goold (True Story), director; Tom Edge (film debut), writer; David Livingstone (Pride), producer; Gabriel Yared (Cold Mountain), composer; Ole Bratt Birkeland (American Animals), cinematographer; Melanie Oliver (The Danish Girl), editor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
In 1968, showbiz legend Judy Garland (Zellweger) performs a series of sell-out concerts at The Talk of the Town nightclub in London. Although she still craves the spotlight, her ailing health begins to take its toll on the entertainer…
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?
After a brief period away from acting, Renée Zellweger returns with a transformative performance that sees her become the iconic Judy Garland in this insightful drama set during the twilight years of her life.