THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON In Cinemas 18th October 2019

THE FILM WILL BE THIS YEAR’S BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL LOVE GALA

THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON 

DIRECTED BY TYLER NILSON & MICHAEL SCHWARTZ

STARRING:
SHIA LABEOUF (AMERICAN HONEY, FURY)
DAKOTA JOHNSON (SUSPIRIA, A BIGGER SPLASH)
& INTRODUCING ZACK GOTTSAGEN

‘An odyssey audiences won’t soon forget’
VARIETY

‘ A funny, heartwarming adventure’ 
THE PLAYLIST

‘A genuine delight’ 
DEN OF GEEK

‘100% pure, unadulterated joy’
★★★★
READERS DIGEST

‘Gottsagen is a disarming performer who creates a sweet and funny character’
THE NEW YORK TIMES

SXSW – AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER 

BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2019: LOVE GALA

The Peanut Butter Falcon is a modern Mark Twain-esque adventure starring Shia LaBeouf (American Honey, Fury) as a small-time outlaw turned unlikely coach who joins forces with Zak, a young man with Down Syndrome on the run from the nursing home with the dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Dakota Johnson (Suspiria, Fifty Shades of Grey) stars as Zak’s loving, but stubborn, carer.

From writer/director duo Tyler Nilson and Michael Shwartz the film also stars Jon Bernthal (Baby Driver, Fury), Thomas Hayden Church (Sideways), Bruce Dern (Nebraksa), John Hawkes (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) and introducing Zack Gottsagen as Zack.

Certificate TBC / Running time 98 Minutes
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL DATES
Thursday 3rd October, 17:15 EGC
Friday 4th October, 14:45 EGC
Friday 11th October, 16:10 NFT3