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| Directed by | Ben Wheatley |
| Screenplay by | Ben Wheatley |
| Produced by | Andy Starke |
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Release date | 14 August 2025 (Edinburgh) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Bulk (stylised as BULK) is a 2025 independent British science-fiction thriller film written and directed by Ben Wheatley, and starring Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Mark Monero, and Noah Taylor.
The film is from Ben Wheatley and produced by Andy Starke of Rook Films and financed by Film4 for whom the film was executive produced by Ollie Madden and David Kimbangi. [1] The film was shot on camcorders, iPhones, Go Pros and SVHS. Wheatley had wrote the credits himself and made models for the film, including helicopters and aeroplanes. [2]
The cast includes Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Mark Monero, and Noah Taylor. [3] [2]
Speaking to the Empire Film Podcast, Riley said the film was shot over two weeks in a house in Brighton, with all the dialogue recorded post-sync in Berlin, because there wasn’t space in the house for a sound crew. [4]
The film premiered at the 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival on 14 August 2025. [5] It also screened at Fantastic Fest, [6] Imagine Film Festival, [7] MOTELX, [8] Beyond Fest, [9] and the Sitges Film Festival. [10]
Guy Lodge for Variety praised the film for having "mischief" and "energy and wit", describing it as a "hybrid of conspiracy thriller, time-bending sci-fi and goofy genre parody". [11]