TIFF 2015: New Images from Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise
John Squires
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The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival kicks off on September 10th, and we’ve just learned that Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise will world premiere at the event. An adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s novel, the film is one we’re hotly anticipating, and today we’ve got some new images to show off. What are you waiting for?!
Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans (Dracula Untold), Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”), Stacy Martin, Peter Ferdinando, Jeremy Irons, and Sienna Miller comprise the impressive cast.
Scripted by Amy Jump, the film centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power at the site of what will soon become the world’s financial hub. Designed as a luxurious solution to the problems of the city, it is a world apart.
Enter Robert Laing (Hiddleston), a young doctor seduced by the high-rise and its creator, the visionary architect Anthony Royal (Irons). Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide, Charlotte (Miller).
But rot has set in beneath the flawless surface. Sensing discord amongst the tenants, Laing meets Wilder, a charismatic provocateur bent on inciting the situation. Wilder initiates Laing into the hidden life of the high-rise, and Laing is shocked at what he sees. As the residents break into tribal factions, Laing finds himself in the middle of mounting violence… violence that he also finds emerging in himself.
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