Director Tony Kaye’s luck seems to shift with every passing year. He looked like he was on to a winner with American History X, but had the film taken away in editing and made few friends afterwards. Then he crafted abortion documentary Lake Of Fire, which roused acclaim and controversy but not much in the way of wider notice. Then came action thriller Black Water Transit, which is sitting waiting to be released despite shooting in 2009. Now, however, he’s scored an impressive cast for his latest drama, Detachment, and is set to release the movie this year. after a run at last year's Tribeca Festival You can watch the trailer over at Apple.
Detachment features Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks, Marcia Gay Garden, Bryan "in everything" Cranston, William Petersen, James Caan, Lucy Liu and Tim Blake Nelson. It's the tale of Henry (Brody), a troubled substitute teacher. Arriving at a crumbling, low-morale inner-city school, he finds a demoralised faculty and kids getting lost in an educational black spot.
But if you’re enthused at the idea of Kaye finally getting back behind the camera and one of his films enjoying a decent release, you might want to stick the champagne back on ice. For the moment, the movie will arrive on iTunes on February 24 and then see cinema screens in a limited capacity across the pond on March 16. There’s no word when we might get it in the UK.