Starred Up

David Mackenzie’s brutal, but profoundly humane, drama about life in a British prison...

From the very first shot, there’s tension humming underneaththe phenomenal “Starred Up” that only intensifies as the characters deepen.

Friend is probably the best he’s ever been here, and he really paints the bitter frustration of a man trying to make a difference while knowing he’s not wanted.

O’Connell’s electrifying physicality makes this an exciting and unpredictable portrait of prison life. But there can be no argument that incarceration is in any way glorified here.

Med Eric i front – og med O’Connell på et James Dean’sk energiniveau – sitrer de fleste af filmens scener på kanten af kogepunktet.

…slår ned som en blixt med perfekt rollsättning och träffsäker regi. Det är en upplevelse som måste upplevas!