Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysLGBTQ+ Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Wasteland

Original title: The Rise
  • 20122012
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
Wasteland (2012)
A young Englishman recently released from prison recruits his three best friends and to rob the local drug kingpin who is responsible for his incarceration. Can he get revenge and win back his fed-up girlfriend?
Play trailer1:33
1 Video
16 Photos
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
A young man recently released from prison recruits his three best friends to rob the local drug kingpin who is responsible for his incarceration. Can he get revenge and win back his fed-up g... Read allA young man recently released from prison recruits his three best friends to rob the local drug kingpin who is responsible for his incarceration. Can he get revenge and win back his fed-up girlfriend?A young man recently released from prison recruits his three best friends to rob the local drug kingpin who is responsible for his incarceration. Can he get revenge and win back his fed-up girlfriend?
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Rowan Athale
  • Writer
    • Rowan Athale
  • Stars
    • Vanessa Kirby
    • Iwan Rheon
    • Timothy Spall
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rowan Athale
  • Writer
    • Rowan Athale
  • Stars
    • Vanessa Kirby
    • Iwan Rheon
    • Timothy Spall
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Videos1

    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 1:33
    Theatrical Trailer

    Photos16

    Matthew Lewis, Gerard Kearns, Luke Treadaway, and Iwan Rheon in Wasteland (2012)
    Matthew Lewis in Wasteland (2012)
    Matthew Lewis, Gerard Kearns, Luke Treadaway, and Iwan Rheon in Wasteland (2012)
    Luke Treadaway in Wasteland (2012)
    Luke Treadaway and Vanessa Kirby in Wasteland (2012)
    Vanessa Kirby in Wasteland (2012)
    Luke Treadaway in Wasteland (2012)
    Vanessa Kirby at an event for Wasteland (2012)
    Vanessa Kirby at an event for Wasteland (2012)
    Vanessa Kirby at an event for Wasteland (2012)
    Matthew Lewis, Gerard Kearns, Luke Treadaway, Iwan Rheon, and Vanessa Kirby at an event for Wasteland (2012)
    Brad Moore and Iran Rheon at London Film Festival

    Top cast

    Edit
    Vanessa Kirby
    Vanessa Kirby
    • Nicolaas Nicola
    Iwan Rheon
    Iwan Rheon
    • Dempseyas Dempsey
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • D I Westas D I West
    Matthew Lewis
    Matthew Lewis
    • Doddas Dodd
    Neil Maskell
    Neil Maskell
    • Steven Roperas Steven Roper
    Gerard Kearns
    Gerard Kearns
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Luke Treadaway
    Luke Treadaway
    • Harveyas Harvey
    Lewis Rainer
    Lewis Rainer
    • PC Nixonas PC Nixon
    Brad Moore
    Brad Moore
    • Sgt Kendonas Sgt Kendon
    Grant Crookes
    • Prison Officeras Prison Officer
    Paul Clayton
    • Albertas Albert
    Gary Cargill
    Gary Cargill
    • Scouseas Scouse
    David Turner
    David Turner
    • Construction Site Manageras Construction Site Manager
    Jacey Elthalion
    • Dannyas Danny
    Lucy Fenton
    • Traceyas Tracey
    Tim Austin
    Tim Austin
    • PC Masonas PC Mason
    Andy Calderwood
    Andy Calderwood
    • Ropers cronieas Ropers cronie
    Peter Foster
    • Delas Del
    • Director
      • Rowan Athale
    • Writer
      • Rowan Athale
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Wild Bill
    7.2
    Wild Bill
    Tollbooth
    5.6
    Tollbooth
    Rise of the Footsoldier
    6.8
    Rise of the Footsoldier
    Our Girl
    7.6
    Our Girl
    Rise of the Footsoldier: The Heist
    5.5
    Rise of the Footsoldier: The Heist
    Wasteland
    3.3
    Wasteland
    Waste Land
    7.8
    Waste Land
    Vicious
    8.0
    Vicious
    The Devil's Double
    7.1
    The Devil's Double
    Adulthood
    6.6
    Adulthood
    Kidulthood
    6.7
    Kidulthood
    The Krays
    6.6
    The Krays

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      First feature film directed by Rowan Athale.
    • Quotes

      Harvey: Let's fuckin' smash it!

    • Soundtracks
      Nobody's Going Anywhere
      Performed by 'Felix Leiter'

      Courtesy of Ben Yales

    User reviews27

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A bit messy and unfocused, but impressively complex indie Brit flick
    STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

    Harvey (Luke Treadaway) is a bright boy with his head screwed on, who has just been released from prison after being framed for drug dealing by the villainous Roper (Neil Maskell), who was none too pleased that Harvey got shacked up with his ex, Nicola (Vanessa Kirby.) But now he finds himself in an interview room with D.I. West (Timothy Spall), relaying the tale of how he and his friends planned to break in to a run down working men's club and steal Roper's ill-gotten gains from a secure safe located in there, only for things not to work out quite how they seemed.

    Something gave me the impression on first glance that this little seen, independent crime flick was set south side, expecting a typical smattering of the usual cockney lingo and rhyming slang, only to get a surprise and find it set north of the border, which allowed for no such stereotypes. And so this debut feature length production from director Rowan Athale seeks desperately to break the typical conventions of the genre, a modest budget offering with aspirations above it's station, which despite being a little messy in it's execution and possibly even a little over ambitious, is still impressively intelligent and complex, and could actually stand to a second viewing just to make sense of it all.

    Coming from the plot point of two men talking in a room, it's a dialogue driven film, and it's striving for a Tarantino style of execution and delivery, which it manages with a sense of fluency and eloquence. It's intelligent and well written, but not exactly a realistic depiction of how nefarious types of this background and age group would probably speak. At points it all feels a bit heavy and over bearing, and is a little disconcerting as a result. Still, you can't fault it's ambition, and it's carried out with aplomb by lead stars Treadaway, Maskell and veteran Spall.

    While it can't help but project a messy, convoluted sort of feel, it's lying in the gutter but aiming for the stars, a low grade thriller with ambition and intelligence to set it that little bit above the rest. ***
    helpful•9
    4
    • wellthatswhatithinkanyway
    • Dec 4, 2013

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • July 26, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Twitter
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Rise
    • Filming locations
      • Harehills Labour Club, Florence Street, Harehills, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Moli-Mischief
      • Mischief Films
      • Head Gear Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Wasteland (2012)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Wasteland (2012) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    The Best Movies and Shows to Watch in July
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    The Best Movies Coming This Summer
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.