If you haven’t watched the trailer for Jan Komasa’s Heel, then I highly suggest you do that now. It’s a fascinating concept of a young criminal being kidnapped by a disturbed family who hope to reform him by chaining him up in their house. There are some really interesting developments in this one, and I enjoyed it a lot (check out my review HERE). Plus, you really can’t go wrong with such a strong cast.
I was able to chat with Stephen Graham, Andrea Risebrough, and Anson Boon about their time making Heel. Graham makes a great point about how actors need to show up to set on time and treat everyone with respect. Really made me wonder which actor he’d had a bad experience with to make him feel so strongly about the subject. Anson was an absolute delight all around, humoring my fascination with the fact that he was collared up for most of the film. Check it out in the video above!
Heel plot:
From Academy Award® nominated director Jan Komasa, HEEL is a twisted thriller that follows 19-year-old hooligan Tommy (Anson Boon), who revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, on a bender with his reckless friends, he becomes separated from the group and is abducted by an unknown figure (Golden Globe® winner Stephen Graham). Though he is no stranger to inflicting violence, he is enraged and horrified when he wakes to find himself chained in the basement of the isolated suburban family home of Chris (Graham), his wife Kathryn (Academy Award® nominee Andrea Riseborough), and their young son Jonathan (Kit Rakusen). The family sets out to reform Tommy’s unruly behavior, forcing him to comply with their relentless mind games or seek escape at any cost.
Heel is now playing in theaters.
