A young Black man stands next to a young white man in a prison corridor. The Black man is wearing a grey tracksuit and the white man is wearing a white vest with dark blue trousers. He also has tattoos across his arms and neck. They both wear sombre expressions. Behind them is an open door to what looks like a cleaning cupboard.

Wasteman

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About Wasteman

David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus) delivers a gripping performance as a mild-mannered inmate whose hopes for an early release are jeopardized when his charismatic but menacing new cellmate (Tom Blyth) forces a choice between prison loyalty and freedom.

In his debut feature, Wasteman director Cal McMau peels back the conventions of the prison drama to reveal something raw, intimate, and unsettling. Set within a claustrophobic and often brutal UK prison, Wasteman conjures a world where hyper-masculinity is identity and armour, and where even a flicker of vulnerability can be fatal.
 

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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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