{"id":14026,"date":"2026-09-11T13:38:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=14026"},"modified":"2026-09-11T17:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:26:15","slug":"animol-trailer-top-boys-ashley-walters-makes-directorial-debut-with-prison-drama-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/animol-trailer-top-boys-ashley-walters-makes-directorial-debut-with-prison-drama-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Animol Trailer: Top Boy\u2019s Ashley Walters Makes Directorial Debut With Prison Drama \u2013 Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/animol-trailer-top-boys-ashley-walters-makes-directorial-debut-with-prison-drama-exclusive.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<hr class=\"preferredSourceCTA-module-scss-module__sCL6Nq__divider\" \/><span class=\"content-module-scss-module__RI8h6a__content\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>For years now, Ashley Walters has been a stalwart of British screens, in cinemas and acclaimed TV dramas too. In more recent years, he was one of the headline performers in the all-time-great <em>Top Boy<\/em>, starred in two episodes of instant classic <em>Adolescence<\/em>, and appeared in Steven Knight\u2019s <em>A Thousand Blows<\/em> too \u2013 a show on which he also directed three episodes. Now, Walters has made his directorial feature debut with <em>Animol<\/em>, a tough and tender prison drama, in which Tut Nyuot\u2019s Troy finds himself facing up to the harshness of life behind bars. Check out the trailer exclusively here:<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content-module-scss-module__RI8h6a__content\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>Walters has long proved himself a talent in front of the cameras, and this looks like a striking and stylish film as director. As well as Nyuot \u2013 who you\u2019ll recognise from <em>The Long Walk<\/em>, and the Cillian Murphy-starring <em>Steve<\/em> \u2013 Walters\u2019 film features the ever-great Stephen Graham, in something of an <em>Adolescence<\/em> reunion, as well as <em>Dune<\/em>\u2019s Sharon Duncan-Brewster. \u201cI\u2019d always make a movie because I want to entertain people but it\u2019s important that it creates a conversation, and I really do think <em>Animol<\/em> will,\u201d says Walters. \u201cI want to show this genre of film in a different light to what we\u2019ve seen before in the UK. I\u2019m incredibly proud of what we\u2019ve created and I am excited for audiences to get a taste of <em>Animol<\/em> in our new trailer ahead of the premiere at London Film Festival.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content-module-scss-module__RI8h6a__content\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the official synopsis: \u201cBehind the walls of a juvenile detention centre, Troy is thrust into a brutal world of gangs, loyalty, and violence. From the moment he arrives, he is tested. Paired with a volatile cellmate, Troy is forced to deal with daily threats and power struggles. An unspoken bond with a fellow inmate offers solace in the oppressive environment, but their growing connection becomes a dangerous vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content-module-scss-module__RI8h6a__content\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Animol<\/em> is coming to cinemas soon \u2013 and will be screening at the BFI London Film Festival on October 11.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years now, Ashley Walters has been a stalwart of British screens, in cinemas and acclaimed TV dramas too. In more recent years, he was one of the headline performers in the all-time-great Top Boy, starred in two episodes of instant classic Adolescence, and appeared in Steven Knight\u2019s A Thousand Blows too \u2013 a show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[61],"class_list":["post-14026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-47","tag-dune"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14026"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14028,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14026\/revisions\/14028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}