James McAvoy Gets Dirty in the ‘Filth’ Trailer

Here’s the first NSFW trailer for Filth, starring James McAvoy and based on the Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting) novel of the same name. The film revolves around a police officer whose depravity seems to know no bounds.

The film is written and directed by Jon S. Baird (Cass), and also stars Eddie Marsan, Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, and Imogen Poots, there’s no US release date set just yet, but it’s hitting cinemas in the UK this September.  Hit the jump for the trailer and full synopsis.

Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep his grip on reality long enough to disentangle himself from the filth?