Starred Up (2013)
Directed by David Mackenzie
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Police Drama |
Release Date - Aug 29, 2014 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 106 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Skins star Jack O'Connell headlines this uncompromising prison drama focusing on a young, compulsively violent convict who makes enemies of both the guards and his fellow inmates while locked up in the same penitentiary as his dangerous father. Eric (O'Connell) is a volatile 19-year-old whose life is changed forever when he's sentenced to serve time in an adut prison. Beset by treachery and surrounded by corruption, Eric clings to the hope of a better life while questioning whether his unpredictable father plans to protect him, or throw him to the wolves. Meanwhile, Eric participates in an anger-management group run by a compassionate psychotherapist (Rupert Friend) who may hold the key to unlocking the source of the young prisoner's unbridled rage.
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father, prison, son