PREVIEW: Memoria (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Tilda Swinton (I Am Love), Elkin Díaz (El Rey), Jeanne Balibar (Clean), Juan Pablo Urrego (Amigo de Nadie), Daniel Giménez Cacho (Cronos), Agnes Brekke (film debut), Jerónimo Barón (film debut), Constanza Gutiérrez (Para Vivir o Morir)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives), director, writer, producer; Diana Bustamante (The Towrope), Julio Chavezmontes (Opus Zero), Charles de Meaux (Melvil), Simon Field (Dry Season), Keith Griffiths (Greedy Guts) and Michael Weber (Stratos), producers; César López (film debut), composer; Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (Call Me By Your Name), cinematographer; Lee Chatametikool (Breakfast Lunch Dinner), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Jessica (Swinton), a Scottish expat living in Medellín, Colombia, goes to visit her sister Karen (Brekke) in Bogotá when she is hospitalised with a mysterious respiratory illness. Soon, Jessica begins hearing strange sounds and becomes desperate to find out where they’re coming from…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

From the director of the memorably-named Palme D’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Memoria is a unique arthouse experience with a studious lead performance by Tilda Swinton.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 14TH JANUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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