Charlie Creed-Miles

Will Poulter

Sammy Williams

Leo Gregory

Andy Serkis

Jason Flemyng

Jaime Winstone

Liz White

Sean Pertwee

Olivia Williams

Marc Warren

Neil Maskell

Iwan Rheon

Charlotte Spencer

Peter-Hugo Daly

Mark Monero

Lee Whitlock

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Jay Simpson

Dickon Tolson

Elly Fairman

Peter McCabe

Radosław Kaim

Aaron Ishmael

Morgan Watkins

Hardeep Singh Kohli

Amanda Henderson

George Richmond

Dexter Fletcher

Danny King

Andrew Chapman

Lucy Ward

Matthew Price

Robin Pritchard

Stuart Gazzard

Peter Gleaves

Gustaf Jackson

Jacquetta Levon

Richard Lewis

Sam Tromans

Steven Parker

Jason Swanscott

Christian Henson

Keith Tunney

Tim Cole

Vicky Deigman

Nina Gold

Victoria Wallen

Alan Jones

Murray McKeown

Alan Pearson

Alex King

Giancarlo Dellapina

Drama

Wild Bill

STS Media

20ten Media

United Kingdom

English

The Council Estate Western.

Wild Bill is directed by Dexter Fletcher who also co-writes the screenplay with Danny King. It stars Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, Liz White, Sammy Williams, Charlotte Spencer, Leo Gregory, Neil Maskell and Iwan Rheon. Music is by Christian Henson and cinematography by George Richmond.

Wild Bill Hayward (Creed-Miles) is just out of prison after serving eight years. Heading home he finds his two sons Dean (Poulter) and Jimmy (Williams) fending for themselves after their mother abandoned them. Bill hadn't planned on hanging around, but if he doesn't then the boys will be taken into care. More pressing is that the local drug runners have got young Jimmy working for them, Bill might just have to take his parental responsibilities to another level and justify his Wild reputation.

Splendid piece of British grit and wit, Wild Bill follows in the traditions of films directed by British actors, who for their debut directing assignment impressed with the ability to grab the attention and no loosen the grip. Fletcher has done a bang up job here, managing to turn what could have been a standard dysfunctional family melodrama into something more meaningful, engaging and suspenseful.

Story is set to the backdrop of working class London, where the building of the Olympic stadium serves as a beacon of hope in the distance, while our principal characters struggle through a world of grimy flats, empty pubs, dirty cafés and drug infested council estates.

The narrative operates on two fronts, Bill (Miles superb) is trying to keep on the straight and narrow, as he candidly observes, if his dog craps on the pavement he will get 18 months back in prison! But as he tries to build a relationship with his two sons, especially the older and more colder Dean, circumstances are drawing him back into the violent world he desperately wants to leave behind. It's this angle that gives the film its suspense, as viewers we are wondering if Bill can achieve his goals, will he get a break, will the family become one unit?

Elsewhere the film operates as a coming of age story, where Dean has had to grow up real fast to look after his younger brother, even taking on employment at the age of 15 to provide for Jimmy and himself. Then there is matters of the heart, as he is strongly attracted to local girl Steph (Spencer), this aspect is very well handled by Fletcher, who gets the excellent Poulter to deftly portray those early nerves when Cupid starts to draw back its bow, the tentative fumblings of young love easily identifiable to us all.

Pic is full of familiar British faces, most of them just stopping by in cameos to lend friendly support to Fletcher's project. They all offer a reassuring presence to proceedings, adding further weight to what is damn fine debut picture. Sometimes violent, often heart warming and tender, and very laugh out loud funny, Wild Bill is a winner. 9/10

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