April

 

1st

Victoria (2015)

German one-shot ultra-realist crime thriller indie, filmed with no cuts following the fortunes of a girl visiting Berlin whose night out takes a dangerous turn into an armed heist as a hazy dream becomes a nightmare.

Directed by Sebastian Schipper and starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau and Franz Rogowski among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 1st of April   US Release: 9th of October 2015

 

 

 

4th

The Huntsman Winter’s War (2016)

Spin-off prequel to the 2012 fantasy “re-imagining” of the Snow White fairy tale ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’, this time focusing on the Chris Hemsworth character of “The Huntsman” and his origin story.

Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan and starring Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 4th of April   US Release: 22nd of April

 

 

 

8th

Midnight Special (2016)

In a desperate attempt to protect his son who possesses supernatural powers, a man goes on the run from religious extremists and government agents with his gifted boy and companions by his side.

Directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton and Jaeden Lieberher among others.

Genre: Sci-fi, Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 8th of April   US Release: 18th of March

 

 

 

Nasty Baby (2015)

A gay couple determined to have a baby go to bizarre measures that fit with their artistic sensibilities after they fail to naturally create a child with the help of their close surrogate friend.

Directed by Sebastián Silva and starring Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe and Kristen Wiig among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 8th of April   US Release: 30th of October 2015

 

 

 

Dheepan (2016)

After escaping persecution in Sri Lanka, a refugee caretaker and his family struggle to build a new life in the dangerous suburbs of Paris in this Palme d’Or-winning drama from the director of ‘A Prophet’ and ‘Rust and Bone’.

Directed by  Jacques Audiard and starring Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan and Vincent Rottiers among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama

UK Release: 8th of April   US Release: April

 

 

 

Hardcore Henry (2016)

Brazen and violent video game style first-person action film placing the audience in the role of Henry; a resurrected cyborg operative with memory loss who’s on a mission to rescue his wife from the dangerous people who want his technology.

Directed by Ilya Naishuller and starring Haley Bennett, Tim Roth and Sharlto Copley among others.

Genre: Action, Sci-fi

UK Release: 8th of April   US Release: 8th of April

 

 

 

15th

The Jungle Book (2016)

Disney’s CGI-heavy 21st century version of Rudyard Kipling’s iconic story, following the fortunes of an orphan who’s raised in the jungle by hos talking animal friends in this epic featuring an all-star cast of voices from some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Neel Sethi, Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson among others.

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Family

UK Release: 15th of April   US Release: 15th of April

 

 

 

Criminal (2016)

In a desperate effort to stop a devastating criminal plot, the memories and skills of a dead CIA agent are implanted into a dangerous but capable death-row convict.

Directed by Ariel Vromen and starring Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds and Gary Oldman among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 15th of April   US Release: 15th of April

 

 

 

Eye in the Sky (2016)

Drone warfare thriller starring Dame Helen Mirren as a British military officer whose African mission to capture suspected terrorists turns into an assassination strike with dire consequences for the innocent in this modern conflict drama from the director of ‘Rendition’.

Directed by Gavin Hood and starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul and Alan Rickman among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 15th of April   US Release: 11th of March

 

 

The Brand New Testament (2015)

God, a sloppy rule-making pencil-pusher from Brussels, embarks on a clumsy journey down to Earth to track down his daughter after she exposes his divine plans to humanity and corrects his mistakes in this outrageous satirical Belgian comedy.

Directed by  Jaco Van Dormael and starring Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve and  Pili Groyne among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 15th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

22nd

Louder Than Bombs (2015)

A father, coming still to terms with the tragic death of his wife, struggles to reconcile his memories of her life and accident with those of his children and how their mother’s death has profoundly affected them in this indie drama from Danish director Joachim Trier.

Directed by Joachim Trier and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne and Isabelle Huppert among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 22nd of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Miles Ahead (2016)

Don Cheadle directs and stars as jazz trumpeter and music giant Miles Davis in this biographical drama about a difficult and complicated genius and his achievements.

Directed by  Don Cheadle and starring Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor and Michael Stuhlbarg among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Music

UK Release: 22nd of April   US Release: 1st of April

 

 

 

Bastille Day (2016)

An unfortunately timely action/thriller following the fates of a young American pickpocket and a CIA super agent who form an unlikely alliance to stop a devastating terrorist attack on the streets of Paris.

Directed by James Watkins and starring  Idris Elba, Richard Madden and Kelly Reilly among others.

Genre: Action, Thriller

UK Release: 22nd of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

29th

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

A disagreement between Iron Man and Captain America, which surfaced in ‘Age of Ultron’ about how to protect humanity, turns into an open battle that splinters “The Avengers” in this surefire spring blockbuster and latest episode in the Marvel Cinematic Universe saga.

Directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure

UK Release: 29th of April   US Release: 6th of May

 

 

 

Demolition (2016)

A successful investment banker’s life starts to unravel after the tragic death of his wife, a series of complaint letters and chance meetings then change his entire perspective on living as he tries to demolish his old life to make way for a new one.

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts and Chris Cooper among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 29th of April   US Release: 8th of April

 

 

 

Son of Saul (2015)

Hungarian World War II drama set in Auschwitz where a Jewish prisoner, forcibly helping the Nazi death machine by burning corpses, finds a trace of his own humanity by salvaging a body and with which he forms a disturbing attachment

Directed by László Nemes and starring Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár and Urs Rechn among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 29th of April   US Release: 18th of December 2015

 

 

 

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