It’s almost 9 months since THN caught the acclaimed British heist thriller WASTELAND, at the London Film Festival (catch our review here). Since then we’ve seen or heard very little about the film or any general release details on this side of the pond. The film, directed by newcomer Rowan Athale, has a superb cast and is set to hit the US 26th July. Here we have the first official poster featuring rising young actor Luke Treadaway.
There is a touch of confusion about the title which is rumoured for a change to THE RISE. Here’s the official plot synopsis. Don’t forget to check out the twisted trailer for those who missed it late last year.
Battered, bruised and under arrest, Harvey Miller (Luke Treadaway) sits in a police interview room facing interrogation. Clutching a stack of eyewitness statements, Detective Inspector West (Timothy Spall) has no doubt in Harvey’s part in a foiled robbery, and his subsequent attempted murder of local businessman Steven Roper. Denying everything, Harvey agrees to tell his version of events in full. We take in his release from prison a month earlier, and the malevolent, unjust act that put him in there. We see his emotional reunion with his sibling-like best friends, and the immovable loyalty they have for one another. We see the rekindling of a lost love, a second chance for two people meant for each other. We see the ingenious planning of the ill-fated robbery, the amazing twist, the shocking outcome and the real driving force behind it – retribution. What unfolds is an exhilarating, moving and hilarious story of loyalty, jealousy, friendship, revenge and the pursuit of happiness.
WASTELAND stars Matthew Lewis, Timothy Spall, Iwen Rheon, Vanessa Kirby, Gerard Kearns and Neil Maskell.
Source: IMPAwards
