THE HIGH NOTE (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Dakota Johnson (The Peanut Butter Falcon), Tracee Ellis Ross (Hanging Up), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Luce), Zoë Chao (Downhill), Ice Cube (Ride Along), June Diane Raphael (Long Shot), Deniz Akdeniz (The Water Diviner), Bill Pullman (Independence Day), Eddie Izzard (Valkyrie), Diplo (Pokémon: Detective Pikachu)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Nisha Ganatra (Late Night), director; Flora Greeson (film debut), writer; Tim Bevan (Love Actually) and Eric Fellner (Hot Fuzz), producers; Amie Doherty (Keep the Change), composer; Jason McCormick (Booksmart), cinematographer; Wendy Greene Bricmont (Mean Girls), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Maggie (Johnson) is the overworked assistant to Grace Davis (Ross), a music superstar who is adored around the world. Despite her hectic work schedule, Maggie aspires to fulfil her childhood dream of becoming a music producer, and when Davis’ manager Jack (Cube) presents his client with a career-changing choice, both Maggie and Grace come together to get Maggie’s dream a little closer to reality…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Wish fulfilment doesn’t get much grander than the inspiring story of a superstar’s assistant that comes from the director of Late Night and features both Dakota Johnson and Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 (AVAILABLE ON VOD)

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