Wasters is a small self contained film in the same mould of CLeRkS. Written and directed by Luke Rufo.
It is one slow wednesday night for our four slackers who work in a bar. They would all rather be elsewhere doing other things instead of pouring drinks for others to have good times. This is a story about friendship, betrayal, love and oh yeah talking about shagging, drinking and everything in between.
David Hilton is a mythology research expert. When his friend, Dr Kixley, is kidnapped by dangerous Satanists, David is called on by the Vatican to help save him. It soon becomes clear why this job isn't one for the police as it is revealed that Kixley holds the key to an ancient myth. The Satanists' desire to find and use the Idol of Evil has driven them to kidnap and murder.
With the aid of Kixley's assistant, Lucy Lake, David races against time to stop them unleashing an evil so powerful that it could destroy the earth. Unsure of where to start, they find themselves wrapped up in a dark and mysterious world of black magic and sinister obsession.
Zoë Verne is a regular at Club Dis, the city's hottest subculture superclub. But late one evening she leaves distraught, and is set upon by four dark figures. All she hears is a snarl - she's dead before she can scream.
Detective Alex Taylor has it all, but he's losing it fast. His career is on a downward spiral; his fiancée is a stranger to him; and now he's handling Zoë's death - seemingly killed by a wild animal - but the closer he looks, the more the ground falls from beneath his feet.
Forensic evidence shows Zoë was addicted to a drug derived from a fungus called Ergot. During the Dark Ages, whole villages were driven mad by eating infected wheat, giving rise to the myth of the Werewolf. Alex suspects Zoë's death is related to this drug, and that the owner of Club Dis is involved, preying on his clientele, luring them into addiction, prostitution and worse.
The manager tells Alex nothing; but one of the regulars takes Alex in. At first Alex is appalled by the decadence and free expression. But the more Alex experiences, the more he is drawn into this new life.
But more deaths occur, implicating the owner’s female lieutenants - and Alex realises he's in more danger than he'd imagined. Alex returns to Club Dis to bring the owner and his girls to justice, but soon finds himself facing an even greater dilemma than he had ever feared.
