HEEL Trailer Unleashed: Jan Komasa’s Brutal Psychological Thriller Promises No Easy Escape

HEEL Trailer Unleashed: Jan Komasa’s Brutal Psychological Thriller Promises No Easy Escape

The first trailer for HEEL has arrived, and it immediately announces itself as one of the most psychologically punishing thrillers on the horizon.

Directed by Jan Komasa (Corpus Christi), HEEL drops viewers into a nightmare that feels uncomfortably plausible. The film follows Tommy, a 19-year-old football hooligan played by Anson Boon, whose life revolves around drugs, chaos, and violence. One reckless night spirals into something far worse when he’s separated from his crew and abducted by a stranger.

That stranger is Chris, portrayed by Stephen Graham, whose quiet menace dominates the trailer from the moment Tommy wakes up chained in a suburban basement. Alongside him is Kathryn, played by Andrea Riseborough, whose controlled, chilling presence suggests someone just as dangerous—if not more so—behind the façade of domestic normalcy.

What unfolds isn’t a simple captivity thriller. The family doesn’t just imprison Tommy; they attempt to reform him. Through psychological manipulation, enforced compliance, and cruelly calculated “lessons,” HEEL becomes a battle of wills where violence isn’t always physical, and survival means navigating mind games that blur morality, authority, and punishment.

The trailer is stark, relentless, and deeply unsettling. Komasa leans into restraint rather than spectacle, letting tension build through silence, confinement, and the terrifying idea that people can justify anything if they believe they’re doing it “for the greater good.” There’s a strong undercurrent here about control, entitlement, and how quickly autonomy disappears once someone decides they know what’s best for you.

HEEL looks like the kind of thriller that lingers long after the credits roll—a brutal reminder of how fragile freedom really is, and how fast life can be taken out of your hands. Based on this first look, it’s already shaping up to be one of the most intriguing and unnerving films of the year.