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Maisie Williams faces her estranged father in the first trailer for Niall Heery‘s “Gold.” Written by Niall and Brandon Heery, “Gold” follows a man (David Wilmot) who, at the request of his ailing father, returns home to Dublin in an attempt to reconnect with the ex-partner (Kerry Condon) and teenage daughter (Williams) that he left behind twelve years ago. The film marks the second feature effort for Williams, who has previously starred alongside Stephen Dorff in Evelyn Purcell’s thriller “Heatstroke.” The “Game of Thrones” star, who made it to Screen International’s 2014 Stars of Tomorrow list, will also return to [...]

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Maisie Williams, best known for playing tomboy Arya Stark on HBO’s Game of Thrones, is making her feature film debut in the thriller Heatstroke.

Maisie Williams In 'Heatstroke'

Williams filmed Heatstroke after the first season of Game of Thrones aired and jumped at the opportunity to take the part in the Evelyn Purcell film. “At the time I was in no business to be picking and choosing the role that I did. I was still a complete newcomer to this world and I had to prove myself. So when Heatstroke came about I was absolutely thrilled that there were people who liked what I did and wanted me to be in their film,” Williams told Vanity Fair, adding, “I’m so thrilled it worked out so well.”

In Heatstroke, Williams plays Josie, the daughter of a research scientist, who brings her along on a trip to the African desert.

Survival stories are tricky ones to tell on film, and not just because they often require filming under extreme conditions. While a battle against the elements has inherent drama that’s universally relatable, conveying the physical demands of the chosen scenario is never easy. Dealing with an inhospitable environment is all about stamina after all, and so the real challenges come from developing characters an audience can root for, as they sweat and bleed for their lives, and our entertainment. Heatstroke, despite adding of few shades of novelty to the man vs. nature genre, strands the viewer in the company of generic-brand characters, plodding its way through a plot that does little to elevate the film above a nightmarish travelogue.

If nothing else, there’s an effective inverse-economy to Heatstroke’s brief runtime that will leave you appropriately exhausted and worn-out after only 90 minutes. An episodic structure gives the film...

Evelyn Purcell's thriller Heatstroke will arrive in cinemas and on VOD and iTunes on July 4. The African set thriller stars Stephen Dorff, Svetlana Metkina, and Peter Stormare, who is, of course, the bad guy. Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams makes her feature film debut. On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.Here is an exclusive clip to share with you, along with the trailer. Enjoy!...

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15 year old Maisie Williams, who plays Arya in HBO's Game of Thrones, stars alongside Stephen Dorff and Svetlana Metkina in Heatstroke, a screen adaptation of the novel "Leave No Trace", directed by Evelyn Maude Purcell for Bold Films.

Maisie plays Josie, the wilful teenage daughter of Paul, a research scientist, who is murdered in the desolate African desert. His girlfriend, Tally (Svetlana Metkina), a female aid worker, is put to the ultimate test of survival when she is tasked with traversing the harsh terrain in order to protect Josie and evade Paul's killers.

Maisie has just wrapped on filming the third series of Game of Thrones, and will next be seen in BBC One's Halloween chiller The Secret of Crickley Hall.