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Wait for Me is a 2023 UK/Irish co-production film, written by Bernard O'Toole and Directed by Keith Farrell, it stars Karen Hassan, Aaron Chobham, Sean McGinley and Neil Bell. The film will be released in June 2023.

Wait for Me will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on 02 June 2023.

The score was composed by Phil France, formally of the Cinematic Orchestra.

Synopsis
Alison a Irish woman lost in a life of crime in the Yorkshire town of Halifax, is longing to escape but cannot see a way out. She meets Sam, a damaged soul with a troubled past. Together they leave Halifax and go in search of Alison's daughter Ruby who she abandoned five years earlier. They find Ruby, now living with Alison's estranged sister Karen in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. However, Karen makes Alison realise that she can never truly be free of her past unless she confonts her pimp Max and abusive father Ged. When Sam is kidnapped by Max, she returns to Halifax to confront Max and rescue Sam.

Release
The film premiered on 12th March 2023 at the Manchester International Film Festival in the UK where Keith Farrell won the Best Director award. An the back of the films success at Manchester, Screen Daily announced that film had picked up a distribution deal in the UK. The film was released in UK and Irish cinemas in June 2023.

Cast

 * Karen Hassan as Alison
 * Aaron Chobham as Sam
 * Sean McGinley as Ged
 * Neil Bell as Max
 * Elva Trill as Karen
 * Theo Ogundipe as Barry
 * Rebecca Atkinson as Lisa

Critical reception
Matt Looker from Total Film awarded the film three out of five stars and described the film as "a poignant – if slightly contrived – tale about determination, responsibility and facing your demons"." The People's Movies, gave the film four stars out of five and praised the "myriad of great performances" from the cast. While praising the performance of the actors in particular Aaron Cobham, "The Irish News" found the filma a "grim grind" but with "decent performances to enjoy too".