It certainly doesn’t sound like a popcorn film that’s for sure. Trapped has been described as ‘Powerful, complex, and emotionally gripping’ and tells the story of Raye (played by Gina Jones) —a woman trapped in an abusive relationship—charting her fight to survive, her journey to escape, and the devastating impact of violence on all who come into contact with it. On the surface this film could be similar to the film Tyrannosaur from director Paddy Considine which came out a few years ago and which handles its subject matter both realistically and carefully. Trapped is also said to be a homage to Nil By Mouth and with that in mind Trapped does seem to be doing a similar thing with its subject matter and not treating it as exploitive and treating is as a serious issue (which it very much is). I know director Roland Manookian from his acting roles over the years and he is always great to see on screen. Roland then branched into Directing a couple of years ago with the short film Castle In The Sky, but is now headed into feature directing debut with Trapped. Whilst Im sure the film will be hard to ‘enjoy’ I do think that with the cast list involved its going to be a film that will be with me long after the end credits have ended. I will try to catch the film on release and review it in the near future.

Trapped premieres at Genesis Cinema,
London on 8th November 2025 and will be available to rent or buy from Amazon Prime, Google Play
or iTunes from 17th November 2025.

Tickets for the premiere screening are available HERE
Run time: 1hr 35 mins

The stellar cast includes Gina Jones (Alleycats, Above the Fire), Shane McCormick (Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella, Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins, Mister Mayfair, Castle in The Sky), Craig Fairbrass (Rise of the Footsoldier franchise, Muscle, Villain, Cliffhanger), Geoff Bell (MobLand, Green Street, The Business, Kingsman: The Secret Service), Simon Manyonda (The Witches, Rye Lane, Pennyworth, The Bay), Eddie Webber (The Firm, The Business, To be Someone), Josh Witcher (Let’s talk about George, Rise of the Footsoldier Origins),  Calum MacNab (Marching Powder,The Football Factory, The Firm) Lottie Lewis (Get Lucky, Outside Bet, London Heist), Kadeem Ramsay (Top Boy, Blue Story), Miguella Charley, Aimée Hills (The Bystanders, Crackajack), Karen Seacombe (Made in Dagenham, Fingersmith), Byron Gibson (Mister Mayfair, Only God Forgives), Tom Gordon (Black Cab, Spitfire Over Berlin), Tom Padley (Allied) and James Hicks (Miss Monday).

Trapped is directed by Roland Manookian (Castle In The Sky, Eastenders).

Shane McCormick’s new production company, Move Mountains Production, partnered with actor,
producer and writer Josh Witcher, with the screenplay for Trapped written by Director Roland Manookian, and developed from an original story by Josh Witcher.
Producer Shane McCormick says: “Trapped shines a light on the immensely damaging cycle of violent domestic abuse, and the journey Raye takes to find her identity. We hope the film helps victims of abuse on their road of recovery.”