Review
Jack O’Connell plays Eric, a 19 year old convict, who gets ‘starred up’ – meaning he gets ‘promoted’ from juvenile detention to adult prison – in his case 2 years early due to his extremely violent behaviour.
There is no other backstory – we join when Eric arrives in the new prison and experience first hand how he endures and persists in this prison – the same one his father has already been in for 14 years.
There is no other backstory – we join when Eric arrives in the new prison and experience first hand how he endures and persists in this prison – the same one his father has already been in for 14 years.
The movie is very raw, brutal and visceral yet actually the core of the story is about peeling back the thick layers of aggression and peeking into the humane relationships.
I won’t go into the plot any further. It is a very powerful movie – the script is tight and the acting is very strong and credible. The dialogue is a bit hard to follow at time so I cheated and turned the subtitles on.
Recommended.
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