The Rise

– A young man recently released from prison recruits his three best friends to rob the local drug king..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Original Name:
Wasteland
The Rise (2012) - Also known as Wasteland

A young man recently released from prison recruits his three best friends to rob the local drug kingpin who is responsible for his incarceration.

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Producing Country:
UK
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The Rise (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Jul 2013

Language:

English

Director:

Rowan Athale

Writer:

Rowan Athale

Main Actors:

Vanessa Kirby, Iwan Rheon, Luke Treadaway, Matthew Lewis

Plot:

Battered, bruised and under arrest, Harvey Miller (Luke Treadaway) sits in a police interview room facing interrogation. Clutching a stack of eyewitness statements, Detective Inspector West (Timothy Spall) has no doubt in Harvey's part in a foiled robbery, and his subsequent attempted murder of local businessman Steven Roper. Denying everything, Harvey agrees to tell his version of events in full. We take in his release from prison a month earlier, and the malevolent, unjust act that put him in there. We see his emotional reunion with his sibling-like best friends, and the immovable loyalty they have for one another. We see the rekindling of a lost love, a second chance for two people meant for each other. We see the ingenious planning of the ill-fated robbery, the amazing twist, the shocking outcome and the real driving force behind it - retribution. What unfolds is an exhilarating, moving and hilarious story of loyalty, jealousy, friendship, revenge and the pursuit of happiness.

Awards:

3 nominations.

Production:

Oscilloscope Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
Metacritic:
52%