Glasgow Film Festival 2026: Dead Man’s Wire

About Glasgow Film Festival 2026: Dead Man’s Wire

Featuring captivating performances from Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino, Gus Van Sant’s latest recreates the strange, fascinating true story of the 1977 kidnapping that made aspiring Indianapolis entrepreneur Tony Kiritsis into an eccentric outlaw folk hero.

In films such as To Die For and Milk, Oscar nominee Gus Van Sant has used cinema as a means of mirroring American life in all its extremes and complexities. Dead Man's Wire finds Van Sant returning to that based-on-real-events mode, tapping into the culture’s hunger for outlaw folk heroes who seek to wrest control from the privileged elite.

Whilst Glasgow Film Theatre is the home of GFF2026, the festival also takes place in other venues across the UK. Join GFF26 for a screening of Dead Man's Wire at the Midlands Arts Centre this March. 
 

Booking info

To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.

Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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