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Wasteman (2025)

Wasteman poster
Directed by
Cal McMau
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 63 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man inside a British prison navigates the dangers and tensions of incarceration. The film follows his struggle to survive and maintain his sense of self.

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What happens

Wasteman is a 2025 British prison film directed by Cal McMau from a screenplay by Hunter Andrews and Eoin Doran. The film stars David Jonsson and Tom Blyth. Wasteman premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2025, and was released in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate on 20 February 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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