Wasteman


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 is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate on 20 February 2026.

Cast

The film is directed by Cal McMau and written by Hunter Andrews and Eoin Doran. It is produced by Bankside Films and produced by Sophia Gibber and Myles Payne of Agile Films with Philip Barantini and Samantha Beddoe’s It’s All Made Up Productions and Hoopsa Films.
The cast is led by David Jonsson and Tom Blyth and also includes Alex Hassell, Corin Silva and Neil Linpow.
Principal photography took place in London and Somerset in the summer of 2024. Filming locations included Shepton Mallet Prison.
Cinematography was by Lorenzo Levrini.
The film's original score is composed and produced by British artist Matthew Barnes, known as Forest Swords.

Release

The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is set to be released in the United Kingdom on 20 February 2026.

Reception

The Upcoming wrote, "In an immersive journey, Wasteman escalates from gritty prison drama to pulse-pounding suspense, powered by its remarkable co-leads firing on all cylinders."
Critics at RogerEbert.com said, "there’s a spark that the film gains from these two young performers that's never extinguished."

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