When Ashley Walters started work on “Animol,” he had little idea what would be coming around the corner.
The film — a gritty and tense coming-of-age drama set in a British juvenile detention center and tackling themes such as identity, betrayal and sexuality — marks his feature directorial debut and the boldest move yet in what was, at the time, a decision by the “Top Boy” star to step away from acting after more than 30 years. Walters had fallen out of love with the profession that had made him something of a trailblazing name in the U.K. in the mid-2000s.
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