Stir (1980)
Directed by Stephen Wallace
Genres - Drama, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Prison Film |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - Australia |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Yes, Stir is a prison picture, but don't be put off by the seeming flippancy of its slangy title. Ben Jewson based his screenplay on his own experiences while incarcerated. Jewson spares us nothing: the gleeful brutality of the guards, the sexual outrages in the cells, the grim future in store for those "lucky" enough to be set free. The film culminates in a riot, clearly inspired by TV news footage of Attica. Stir proved an impressive debut for Australian director Stephen Wallace.
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brutality, inmate, prison-riot, warden