★ ★ ★ ★
“A sweet tale of friendship and redemption” “A hard-bitten drama with a heart”
TOTAL FILM
★ ★ ★ ★
“A killer British crime thriller with a heart”
FILM JUICE
★ ★ ★ ★
“Wiseman shines in a role that could have been a cardboard cut-out gangster, but is fleshed out to show a man caught between the life he wants and the life carved out for him”
CITY AM
★ ★ ★ ★
“Wiseman provides us with a rich story of flawed human beings who make tough choices with the hands they’ve been dealt“ “Peppery and entertaining”
BRITFLICKS
“Makes Margate's cold and neglected streets shine”
THE HUFFINGTON POST
★ ★ ★
“Enough grace notes and felicitous bits of business to make this really likable” “A brisk approach to storytelling” “Naturalistic performances and a sense of place...”
THE GUARDIAN
"An ambitious and stylish attempt to bring something fresh to the familiar ingredients of
the gritty, violent British crime thriller."
DAILY EXPRESS
"There's a surprisingly heartfelt message behind the thuggish bravado."
Little White Lies
“At the centre, Wiseman has enough charisma to hold the interest” "When he drops the hardman attitude, he's actually charming, and has some nice chemistry with hyperactive newcomer Newick."
THE TIMES
“Gritty, smart, and with a fabulous original soundtrack” “A nitty, gritty and more importantly interesting independent feature.”
HEY YOU GUYS
Two long-listed awards for Nathanael Wiseman, ‘BEST NEWCOMER’ and ‘BEST ACTOR’, for his role as Jake.
BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS
“Sex and scandal: Gritty thriller Hard Tide tells tale of 'Broken Britain’" “The fastpaced trailer kicks off with sex, scandal, and a bag full of ecstasy, before bribery, blood, and bustups erupt on screen.”
THE DAILY STAR
“UK Thriller tells the incredible true story of a small time criminal who, on the eve of a
turf war, is forced to go on the run with a neglected 9yearold girl”
THE SUN
“Wiseman’s performance, backed up by convincing production values, succeeds in lending the film added force.” “Nate Wiseman is a persuasive presence in the central role of Jake, and aspects of his character’s predicament ring grimly true”
SIGHT&SOUND
“The events recounted in this British drama pack a weighty punch”
SHADOWS ON THE WALL
“This is a situation packed with urgent Universal themes”
THE METROPOLIST