This past week, the first trailer for writer-director Adam Yorke’s latest movie, Phreaker, was released online. This period drama follows a blind teenager who discovers the illicit world of phone hacking, which brings him out of his shell, and ultimately to the attention of the wrong people.

Synopsis –

Mid 2000s. The closest thing you had to a computer or a network was the telephone system. Jake Bellman (15), born blind and bullied at school, lives a lonely life in a run-down apartment, with an absent mother and a resentful older brother. His nights are spent calling strangers, searching for a friendly voice. One day, one of these strangers leads him to a party line (a phone line shared by multiple subscribers): he discovers a new world of loners, nerds and a community of phone hackers called “phreakers”. With his acute hearing and talent for mimicking voices, Jake begin hacking phone companies, stealing credit cards for food, gadgets, and phone sex. Emboldened, he challenges a gang of outlaw phreakers and starts “swatting” enemies by faking 911 calls. But now that he’s become the king of the party lines, both respected and feared, he’s also in the crosshairs of the FBI.

If you’ve watched 1995’s Hackers, you’ll know a bit about what phreaking is. Phreaker is inspired by true events, following a blind teenager who stumbles upon the phreaking community, and discovers a talent for phone hacking. As he realises the full extent of his talents, he gets carried away with what he can achieve, and as his notoriety grows, so does his wanted level.

Phreaker is written and directed by first time feature director Adam Yorke. It stars newcomer Cole Asher Phillips, Trailer Park Boys’ Robb Wells, and Enrico Colantoni (Allegiance).

You can watch the trailer below.

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