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Starred Up is a 2013 British prison crime drama film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Jonathan Asser. Starring Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn and Rupert Friend, the film is based on Jonathan Asser's experiences working as a voluntary therapist at HM Prison Wandsworth, with some of the country's most violent criminals.
- $3 million
- Gillian Berrie
- Tony Doogan, David Mackenzie
Aug 27, 2014 · But he’ll do some damage on his way down. “Starred Up” is a film about someone sliding out of society, and kicking, screaming and punching as he does so. And O’Connell captures that in a way that so many more experienced, well-known actors would miss. It’s in the incredible physical balance between prison-earned toughness and youth.
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Eric Love, an explosive 19-year-old repeat offender, ends up in the cruel and violent world of a high-security adult prison. As he struggles to assert himself to his supervisors and other dangerous detainees, Eric must also confront his father, a hardened criminal who spent most of his life behind bars. But first, Eric has to learn how to keep ...
Mar 23, 2014 · Starred Up review – a powerful prison drama that pits father against son. When inspirational director Alan Clarke cooked up an authentic television portrait of incarcerated British youth in the ...
Aug 28, 2014 · Movie Review: 'Starred Up' | The edgy drama from Glasgow-based director David Mackenzie takes a few convenient plot turns, but remains a violent and fiercely acted picture of life in prison.
Aug 27, 2014 · Jun 23, 2023. Rated: 86/100 • Sep 9, 2021. Sep 9, 2021. An explosive teenager runs into his equally violent father after being switched to an adult prison from a facility for juveniles.
Aug 29, 2014 · Starred Up. Is an Edgy, Teeming Prison Thriller. As Eric Love, a violent teenager transferred earlier than normal — “starred up,” in the local argot — to a maximum-security adult British ...
