Wild Bill (2011)

Out on parole after 8 years inside Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, an uncaring... See full summary »

Director:

Dexter Fletcher

Writers:

Danny King, Dexter Fletcher

Stars:

Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, Sammy Williams

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Creed-Miles	...	Wild Bill
Will Poulter	...	Dean
Sammy Williams	...	Jimmy
Iwan Rheon	...	Pill
Charlotte Spencer	...	Steph
Rain Ryan	...	Baby George
Marc Warren	...	Adam
Peter McCabe	...	Roland
Morgan Watkins	...	Viktoras
Radoslaw Kaim	...	Jonas (as Rad Kaim)
Aaron Ishmael	...	Boz
Liz White	...	Roxy
Hardeep Singh Kohli	...	Raj
Neil Maskell	...	Dickie
Leo Gregory	...	Terry

Storyline

Out on parole after 8 years inside Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, an uncaring Bill is determined to move on. Although Dean the older boy has found a job and is doing his best to be a father to his younger brother Jimmy, the arrival of Bill has brought them to the attention of social services. With the danger of being put into care looming, Dean forces his feckless Dad to stay by threatening to grass him up for dealing. If there's one thing Bill doesn't want it's to go back to prison. He reluctantly agrees to stay for a week o help fool social services that the boys are being cared for. Having never really grown up himself Bill quickly connects with Jimmy and through this new bond starts to realize what he's been missing. He has a family, a place in the world. He is a father. However, their happy family set up is short lived when Jimmy gets into trouble with Bill's dangerous ...

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Plot Keywords:

parole | british | criminal | working class | london england | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2012 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Isle of Wight, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

20ten Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Directorial debut of Dexter Fletcher.

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Connections

References Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

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Soundtracks

"The Watershed"
Performed by Mark Hollis
Written by Mark Hollis and Warne Livesey
Published by Bug Music Limited
Courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited

User Reviews

Better than I had expected...

Wild Bill – CATCH IT (B+) Wild bill is a very interesting British movie about ex convict returning home after 8 years and realize that his sons now 11 & 15 are living alone since their mother fled to Spain with her lover. When social services find out he pretend to stay for a while with his sons until social services give him back the guardianship. The concept of the movie is interesting and the execution is even more interesting. This movie is as real as it could have get, filled with brilliant performance each and everyone. Charlie Creed-Mills is great in his part. Will Poulter really impress me for the first time I actually hated him in Narnia 3. Iwan Rheon is soo talented and even in small roles you will notice him he is simply amazing. Can't wait to see him in "Game Of Thrones". Liz White looked hot. Charlotte Spencer, Jamie Winstone, Sammy Williams, Leo Gregory and Andy Sarkins did a good job. On the whole, Wild Bill is a very good entertaining movie with heart. Watch it! c