We're all different on the inside.
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.
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Contemporary, grave, earnest and classical in form.
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Jack O'ConnellEric Love
- Ben MendelsohnNeville Love
- Rupert FriendOliver Baumer
- David AjalaTyrone
- Peter FerdinandoSpencer
- Gershwyn Eustache JnrDes
- Anthony WelshHassan
- David AveryAshley
- Sian BreckinGovernor Cardew
- Sam SpruellDeputy Governor Haynes
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- David MackenzieDirector
- Jonathan AsserScreenplay
- Michael McDonoughDirector of Photography
- Jake RobertsEditor
- Nick EmersonEditor
- Gillian BerrieProducer
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