Starring: Jack O'Connell, Rupert Friend, Ben Mendelsohn, Sam Spruell, Anthony Welsh
Director: David Mackenzie
Running Time: 106 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: August 4th 2014 (UK)

Eric (Jack O’Connell) is transferred from a young offenders institution to adult prison, and while he feels as if he can be a king in this new place, it soon becomes clear that he’s been thrust somewhere far more brutal and dangerous than he’s used to. The young man knows that his father, Neville (Ben Mendelsohn) is in the prison, and is hoping for a reunion.

It’s an awkward reunion though, as while Nev is keen to protect his boy, he is a violent, dangerous man and the two have very little common ground, especially due to the anger Eric barely seems to realise he harbours against his father. [Read more…]