Wild Bill is a 2011 British crime comedy drama film directed by Dexter Fletcher and starring Charlie Creed-Miles and Andy Serkis. It was released in UK cinemas on 23 March 2012.

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Wild Bill
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dexter Fletcher
Written by	Dexter Fletcher Danny King
Produced by	Tim Cole Sam Tromans
Starring	Charlie Creed-Miles Will Poulter Liz White Sammy Williams Charlotte Spencer Leo Gregory Neil Maskell Iwan Rheon Jason Flemyng Jaime Winstone Olivia Williams Andy Serkis
Cinematography	George Richmond
Edited by	Stuart Gazzard
Music by	Christian Henson
Production companies	Three Mills Studios 20ten Media
Distributed by	Universal indiVISION The Works[1]
Release dates	21 October 2011 (London Film Festival) 23 March 2012 (United Kingdom)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£700,000
Box office	£60,430

Plot

Bill (Charlie Creed-Miles) is paroled after serving an eight year prison sentence for drug related offences. Returning to his home in East London Bill finds his two sons, 15-year-old Dean (Will Poulter) and 11-year-old Jimmy (Sammy Williams) abandoned by their mother, Dean having dropped out of school to work and take care of Jimmy on his own. Dean makes it clear to Bill that he is not welcome in either his or Jimmy's lives. Bill's former criminal associates Dickie (Neil Maskell) and Terry (Leo Gregory) offer Bill some drug dealing. Bill is on license and refuses, not wanting to return to prison. Bill instead intends to go to Scotland and work on the oil rigs. During a parole meeting Bill finds out that his sons, under aged and without a legal guardian will be surrendered to foster care. Reluctant to be a father to Dean and Jimmy, Bill still insists on going to Scotland; Dean reveals that he has confiscated his drugs and threatens to tell the police if Bill doesn't remain.

Despite the number of challenges ahead of him, such as finding suitable work as well as Jimmy's delinquent behaviour, Bill is able to find legal work and bond with Jimmy. Drug lord Glen (Andy Serkis) who Bill went to prison for, is unnerved by Bill's insistence on going straight and being in his territory; believing his behaviour will upset his business arrangements. Jimmy's delinquency and tendency to abscond from school to be a drug mule for Pill (Iwan Rheon), also an employee of Glen's brother Terry, threatens to undo Bill's progress. One evening, Jimmy is nearly caught and arrested for possessing a large amount of cocaine. Jimmy disposes of the drugs to avoid arrest but this puts him in a bad position with Terry. Dean visits his love interest Steph (Charlotte Spencer) where the two nearly have sex before her father unexpectedly comes home. Jimmy, who had followed Dean to Steph's home, notices a large amount of cash in the house and steals it to pay off Terry, though the amount stolen isn't nearly enough. Terry demands Jimmy work off the remaining balance, threatening to burn down his flat if he doesn't.

When Steph recognizes the theft she immediately blames Dean for it, who in turn surmises that it was Jimmy. Roxy (Liz White) who is one of Terry's prostitutes confides in Bill that Jimmy is working for Terry. After a lengthy search for Jimmy, Bill corners and confronts his son and promises him that he will end up in prison just like his father if he continues down the path he is on. Bill returns to Steph's home with the stolen money, who in turn returns to make amends and reconcile with Dean. Terry demands that Bill meet him at a local pub; Bill rationalising that in returning the drugs Jimmy had on him he can release Jimmy from Terry's control. Terry has other intentions, including never releasing Jimmy from his obligations as well as killing Bill for his reluctance to leave. Bill easily dispatches Terry and his goons, many of whom abandon him in the face of "Wild Bill".

Returning home with Jimmy, Bill is intercepted by Glen. Bill reaffirms his commitment to his honest and law abiding life, though his earlier fight obviously violates his conditions of parole. Knowing he will be sent back to prison, Dean, Roxy, Steph and Jimmy see him off; Dean promising that he is welcome back when he returns. Inside the police car, Bill asks the officer if he has children as he wells up. Bill then begins to smile and laugh, remaining optimistic about his eventual return this time.

Cast

• Charlie Creed-Miles as Wild Bill
• Will Poulter as Dean
• Sammy Williams as Jimmy
• Iwan Rheon as Pill
• Charlotte Spencer as Steph
• Morgan Watkins as Viktoras
• Rad Kaim as Jonas
• Aaron Ishmael as Boz
• Liz White as Roxy
• Hardeep Singh Kohli as Raj
• Neil Maskell as Dickie
• Leo Gregory as Terry
• Mark Monero as Freddy
• Peter-Hugo Daly as Keith
• Olivia Williams as Kelly
• Jaime Winstone as Helen
• Elly Fairman as Miss Treedley
• Andy Serkis as Glen
• Graham Fletcher-Cook as Policeman
• Sean Pertwee as Jack (Policeman)
• Lee Whitlock as Boss
• Billy Holland as Mini Hoodie
• Dexter Fletcher as Mysterious Barry

Production

The film was shot primarily in the East End of London. Fletcher cites directors such as Emir Kusturica, Franklin Schaffner, Gerard Johnson [2] and films like Black Cat, White Cat, Tony and Underground as influences.[3]

Reception

Wild Bill holds a 100% rating on review site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10.

References

External links

• Wild Bill at IMDb
• Wild Bill at Rotten Tomatoes
• Screen Daily

На других языках

[ru] Дикий Билл (фильм, 2011)