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Wasteman
In cinemas 16–17 Feb 2026 · 128 cinemas · Free tickets
Key facts
Dates 16–17 Feb 2026
Where 128 cinemas, 114 towns
Tickets Free
Running time 89 minutes
Certificate 18
Booking link escapes.cinematik.app/events/wasteman-2026-02-16-2026-02-17
Press release
The full release for Wasteman, ready to run.
Ready-to-post copy
Free to use as written or adapt. Each one copies with its booking link, or opens ready to post. Facebook takes the link only, so that button copies the text for pasting.
Social post, your cinema
Wasteman comes to Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. Mon 16 Feb. Free tickets. Book: https://escapes.cinematik.app/book/wasteman-aberystwyth-arts-centre-2026-02-16
Listing, short
A bold new vision of life inside. In cinemas 16–17 Feb 2026. https://escapes.cinematik.app/events/wasteman-2026-02-16-2026-02-17
Listing, full
In a world of drugs, parties, gangs and violence, so far, Taylor has managed to keep out of trouble. However, with the arrival of new cellmate Dee, the chance to make early parole and get his life back are put in jeopardy. Relaxed screenings are available at selected cinemas. To book tickets for relaxed screenings and find out more click here. Director: Cal McMau Cast: David Jonsson, Tom Blyth Certificate: 18 Running time: 89 minutes In cinemas 16–17 Feb 2026. https://escapes.cinematik.app/events/wasteman-2026-02-16-2026-02-17
Assets
Cleared for editorial and promotional use for these screenings. Documents and stills download as files and go in the zip; videos are YouTube links to embed or share.
Stills and logo
Videos
Screenings and booking links
Showing 128 of 128 cinemas, one row per cinema
| Cinema | Share | |
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| Aberystwyth Arts Centre Aberystwyth Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| ActOne Cinema London Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Alnwick Playhouse Alnwick Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Astoria Cinema Ayrshire Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| BFI Southbank London Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Birks Cinema ABERFELDY Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Brunswick Moviebowl Londonderry Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Brynamman Cinema Ammanford Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Capitol Bodmin Bodmin Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Cinebowl iSkate Uttoxeter Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Commodore Cinema Aberystwyth Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| David Lean Cinema Croydon Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Dome Cinema Worthing Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Dominion Cinema Edinburgh Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Eden Court Inverness Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Electric Picture House Cinema Wotton-under-Edge Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Embassy Ilfracombe Ilfracombe Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Fakenham Central Cinema FAKENHAM Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Genesis Cinema London Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Gwyn Hall Neath Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness Bo'ness Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| HOME Manchester Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Jam Jar Cinema Whitley Bay Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Junction Goole Goole Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Kavanagh Cinema Herne Bay Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Kings Kingsbridge Kingsbridge Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Lanternhouse Cinema Cumbernauld Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Lockworks Cinema Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Lonsdale Alhambra Cinema PENRITH Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Lonsdale Annan Cinema ANNAN Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Lumiere (Romford) Romford Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Macrobert Arts Centre Stirling Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| MAJESTIC CINEMA King's Lynn Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Malvern Theatres Malvern Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Market Pavilion Blyth Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Merlin Thurso Thurso Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Midlands Arts Centre Birmingham Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| New Carlton Okehampton Okehampton Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| New Central Torquay Torquay Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Newlyn Filmhouse Newlyn Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Nova Cinema Woking Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Omniplex Antrim Antrim Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Banbridge Banbridge Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Bangor Bangor Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Birmingham Great Park Birmingham Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Carrickfergus Carrickfergus Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Craigavon Craigavon Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Derry Londonderry Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Downpatrick Downpatrick Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Dundonald Belfast Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Dungannon Dungannon Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Glasgow Clydebank Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex High Wycombe High Wycombe Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Ipswich Ipswich Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Kennedy Centre Belfast Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Lisburn Lisburn Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Newry Newry Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Omagh Omagh Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Sunderland Sunderland Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Sutton Sutton Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Omniplex Wigan Wigan Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Orion Cinema Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Orion Cinema Dereham Dereham Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Oxford Cinema and Cafe Oxford Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Palace Cinema Haverfordwest HAVERFORDWEST Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Pavilion Cinema Galashiels Galashiels Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Phoenix Cinema London Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Phoenix Falmouth Falmouth Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Plaza Cinema Weston-Super-Mare Somerset Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Plaza Cinema, Truro Truro Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Plymouth Arts Cinema Plymouth Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| REEL BLACKBURN BLACKBURN Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| REEL BURNLEY BURNLEY Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| REEL CHIPPENHAM CHIPPENHAM Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| REEL CHORLEY CHORLEY Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| REEL FAREHAM FAREHAM Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| REEL FARNHAM FARNHAM Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| REEL HULL HULL Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Reel Port Talbot Port Talbot Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| REEL ROCHDALE ROCHDALE Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| REEL WAKEFIELD WAKEFIELD Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| REEL WIDNES WIDNES Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Regal Movieplex Cromer Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Regal Redruth Redruth Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Rheged Penrith Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Rio Cinema Burnham-on-Crouch Burnham-on-Crouch Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre Dumfries Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Roxy Movies Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Roxy Movies Middlesborough Middlesbrough Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Savoy Cinema Boston Boston Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Savoy Cinema Catterick Catterick Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Savoy Cinema Doncaster Doncaster Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Savoy Cinema Gainsborough Gainsborough Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Savoy Cinema Grantham Grantham Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Savoy Cinema Worksop Worksop Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Savoy Cinemas Corby Corby Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Savoy Cinemas Nottingham Nottingham Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Savoy Penzance Penzance Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Scala Cinema Ilkeston Ilkeston Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Scott Cinema Barnstaple Barnstaple Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Scott Cinema Bridgwater Bridgwater Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Sherborne Cinema Gloucester Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Showroom Cinema Sheffield Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Storyhouse Chester Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Studio Cinema Dunoon Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Bonington Theatre & Cinema Nottingham Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Castle Cinema Hackney London Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| The Chiswick Cinema London Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Cinema in the Power Station London Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| The Forest Cinema London Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| The Island Cinema St Annes Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Kinema In The Woods Woodhall Spa Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Lexi Cinema London Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Loewen Cinema Mablethorpe Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Montrose Playhouse Montrose Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Phoenix Cinema Kirkwall Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Regal Stowmarket Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Regent Redcar Redcar Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| The Royal Cinema Sutton Coldfield Birmingham Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Silver Screen Cinema Folkestone Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| The Strand Rhyl Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Theatr Clwyd Mold Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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| Theatr Gwaun Fishguard Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Tyneside Cinema Newcastle Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Waterfront Cinema GREENOCK Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| Weymouth Pavilion Weymouth Mon 16 Feb | Mon 16 Feb |
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| White River Cinema, St Austell St Austell Tue 17 Feb | Tue 17 Feb |
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About the film
In a world of drugs, parties, gangs and violence, so far, Taylor has managed to keep out of trouble. However, with the arrival of new cellmate Dee, the chance to make early parole and get his life back are put in jeopardy.
Relaxed screenings are available at selected cinemas. To book tickets for relaxed screenings and find out more click here.
Relaxed screenings are available at selected cinemas. To book tickets for relaxed screenings and find out more click here.
- Director
- Cal McMau
- Cast
- David Jonsson, Tom Blyth
- Cert
- 18
- Runtime
- 89 minutes
About Escapes
This event is part of Escapes, a new offering that gives you the chance to get down to your local cinema for free! Supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.
Press contact
Interviews, review access and anything else: press@cinematik.app
Escapes and Cinematik handle press for these screenings only. For the wider release, contact Lionsgate Films UK.