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Starred Up
Eric is a teenager who is sent to prison because of his violent character. Here, he meets his rival - another teenager who has the same problem. And here, he also meets his father again. He slowly changes and becomes more mature.
3 April 1969, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
23 May 1961, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
3 May 1972, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
1 October 1981, Oxfordshire, England, UK
5 July 1983, London, England, UK
1 January 1977, Southwark, London, England, UK
1 August 1990, Derby, England, UK
3 March 1965, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
September 03, 2015
A great ripple effect is felt throughout David Mackenzie's Starred Up, a gritty British prison drama that puts most gritty prison dramas to shame.
January 09, 2015
The violence is brutal but never exploitative, and the rendering of hard-core prison life is heartbreaking without feeling totally hopeless.
June 23, 2016
A no-holds barred, explicit exploration of prison culture.
January 18, 2015
Starred Up is unflinchingly ferocious and you won't be able to look away.
September 18, 2014
"Starred Up" manages to be sympathetic, not only because of O'Connell's galvanizing turn, but also Asser and director David Mackenzie's unwavering commitment to portraying his character with as much compassion as brutal honesty.
June 02, 2016
O'Connell's physicality as an actor--coiled intensity, searing stares, brooding fury, sudden violence--is blazingly showcased here. And it always feels as if we're caught up in among resentments, flare-ups, even long-running relationships of convenience.
September 22, 2016
Mackenzie is seeking to understand how all this explosive male energy can co-exist under such brutal conditions, and the answer is with great difficulty.
September 11, 2014
It's almost as difficult to sit through "Starred Up" as it is satisfying to watch it.
September 05, 2014
The British prison movie Starred Up has the excitement of a nonstop psychological cage fight, but its goal is enlightenment, not terror or cheap thrills.
September 22, 2014
[An] unusually cohesive and exciting prison drama ...
September 25, 2014
Director David Mackenzie has empathy for the characters, but also knows how to ratchet up the tension and make the scene of mayhem pack a wallop.
