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The Wasting
''The Wasting'' is a 2017 Canadian-British drama film written and directed by Carolyn Saunders and starring Lauren McQueen, Gray O'Brien, and Alexz Johnson. It screened at film festivals in Europe and North America, winning Best Horror at the 2017 Austrian Independent Film Festival and Best Feature awards in two categories at the Vittorio Veneto film festival. The film's public premiere took place in Toronto on March 2, 2018, and it was released online in the United States and Canada in June 2018. Plot A teenage woman faces emotional challenges – a budding romance with her new boyfriend and growing conflicts with her father's strictness. While trying to deal with these issues, she stops eating. While her health deteriorates because of her eating disorder, she sees the ghost of a frightening old woman every night. Her friends and family believe these sightings are hallucinatory or mere nightmares. With no one believing her, she must search for a solution. Cast *Alexz Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren McQueen
Lauren Louise McQueen (born 12 July 1996) is an English actress. She gained prominence through her role as Lily Drinkwell on the Channel 4 soap opera, ''Hollyoaks''. She also appeared on the CBBC school-drama '' 4 O'Clock Club'' as Rachel and on ''Ordinary Lies'' as Amelie. Early life and education McQueen is from Fazakerley, a suburb in north Liverpool. She attended St John Bosco Arts College in Croxteth and took classes with Allstars Casting. Career McQueen’s first credited acting role was as Yasmin Goody on the BBC One miniseries ''Good Cop''. She then appeared as Alison on the Christmas-comedy drama ''Little Crackers''. In 2013, McQueen appeared as Rachel on CBBC musical-comedy show 4 O'Clock Club for four episodes as a love interest to the main character, Josh. Shortly after she made appearances as Molly on Channel 4's '' The Mill'', Amelie on ''Ordinary Lies'' and Shelly on ''The Violators''. In 2016, McQueen played Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |