Protein is a 2022 British horror crime thriller about a gym-obsessed serial killer who murders and eats a local drug dealer for their… protein, inadvertently sparking a brutal and bloodthirsty tit-for-tat turf war between rival drug gangs.
Directed by Tony Burke – making his film debut – from a screenplay co-written with Mike Oughton, based on Burke’s 2014 short of the same name.
The Broadside Films production stars Craig Russell (School of the Damned; Nightshooters; Canaries aka Alien Party Crashers), Steve Meo, Kai Owen, Ross O’Hennessy, Richard Elis, Gareth John Bale, Charles Dale, Andrea Hall, Richard Mylan and Kezia Burrows.
Cast and characters:
Craig Russell … Sion
Steve Meo … Kevin
Kai Owen … Dwayne
Ross O’Hennessy … Nik
Richard Elis … Big Tim
Gareth John Bale … Gary
Charles Dale … Stanton
Andrea Hall … Patch
Richard Mylan … Joe Llewelyn
Kezia Burrows … Katrina
Jamie Kenna … Fitz
Phil Deguara … Wilkes
Claire Cage … DCI Arning
Justine Jones … Leanne
Andrew Lennon … Carl
Alex Parry … Zef
Darren Swain … Yuri
Dean Lewis … Petr
Russell Daniels … Luan
Christopher Pegler-Lambert … Alexis
Oliver Coles … Lotan
Michelle McTernan … Sian
Derek Palmer … Guy
Ieuan Evans … Kid
Dhean Morris … Delivery Guy
Llew Roderick … Ryan
Julian Lewis Jones … DS Tom Warbler
Ceri Jones … DI Bryan Davies
Filming locations:
Llanelli and Swansea, Wales
Trailer:
