A new trailer has dropped for the gritty UK prison thriller, Wasteman, starring Rye Lane and Alien: Romulus breakout David Jonsson, and The Hunger Games actor Tom Blyth. The film was one that I heard a lot of people buzzing about at TIFF last year, making me regret missing it. Fortunately, the wait to see it won’t be long as it opens on April 17th from Sunrise Films.
Directed by Cal McMau from a script by Hunter Andrews & Eoin Doran, Wasteman was once going to be produced by the Safdie Brothers, who decided to make Uncut Gems instead. But it tells you the quality material that McMau has to work with.
Here’s the synopsis: Taylor is branded a “wasteman” by society, his family and even in prison. In a world of drugs, parties, gangs and violence, so far, he’s managed to keep out of trouble. However, with the arrival of new cellmate Dee, the chance to make early parole and get his life back are put in jeopardy. Dee takes a shine to Taylor and helps him reconnect with the son he’s never met, giving Taylor the chance to be a dad. But behind bars nothing comes for free, and with Dee’s ambition to rise up and run the prison as ‘top boy’, he’s not only risking Taylor’s parole, he is also risking their lives.
Also in the cast are Alex Hassell, Corin Silva, Paul Hilton, and Ray BLK.
Jonsson is the best young actor working in the biz right now, in my opinion, and this looks like another showcase role for him.
