It has been announced that Wasteland, starring Matthew Lewis, will showat this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival! There is no word whether Matthew will be attending or not. This will be the films US premiere, it premiered in the UK at the BFI Film Festival this past October and in Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
It is listed as a closing night film with the following information:
Closing Night Film
Wasteland (UK) – US Premiere
Directed by Rowan Athale
Cast: Matthew Lewis, Iwan Rheon, Timothy Spall
Synopsis: In this exhilarating heist thriller, a young ex-con hooks up with his best mates to embark on a wild — and risky — revenge scheme after being framed by a local drug kingpin.
It is also in the Competition as an Independent Featurealong with the following films:
- Babygirl, USA/Ireland
- Blumenthal, USA
- Broken, UK
- Crosstown, USA
- Jackie, Netherlands
- My Awkward Sexual Adventure, Canada
- Old Stock, Canada
- Sex After Kids, Canada
- The Discoverers, USA
