Inside (2024 film)

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Inside
Directed by Charles Williams
Screenplay byCharles Williams
Produced by
  • Kate Glover
  • Marian Macgowan
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Commis
Production
companies
  • Simpatico Films
  • Never Sleep Pictures
  • Macgowan Films
Distributed byBonsai Films
Release date
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Inside is a 2024 Australian prison drama film from writer/director Charles Williams and starring Guy Pearce. The film premiered at the 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival on 9 August 2024 [1] and will be releases in cinemas on the 27 February 2025.

Contents

Premise

A prisoner is forced to murder Australia’s most despised criminal. [2]

Cast

Production

Development

Charles Williams wrote and directed the film which received funding from Screen Australia in 2022, [3] and Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Premiere Fund and Screen NSWin 2023. [4] The film is produced by Marian Macgowan for Macgowan Films and Kate Glover for Never Sleep Pictures. Bonsai Films is distributing for Australia and New Zealand. Goodfellas handling international sales. [5]

Casting

Guy Pearce was confirmed as leading the cast in September 2023. [6] Later in December, Cosmo Jarvis and Vincent Miller were confirmed to join the cast. [7]

Filming

Principal photography took place in Melbourne, Victoria in 2023, [8] and wrapped on December 19, 2023. [9] Parts of the film were shot on location at Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre. [10]

Release

The film was announced as part of the Bright Horizons competition selection at the 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival in July 2024. [11] It premiered on 9 August 2024 with ScreenHub Australia praising the performances and direction of the debut feature. [12] It will be releases in cinemas on the 27 February 2025. [13] [14]

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References

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