Starred Up

7.1

Ireland

Drama

106 min

2014

James Doran Amma Boateng Anthony Adjekum Ryan McKenna Paul Lewis Ferguson Mark Asante Ashley Chin Aisha Bywaters Basil Abdul-Latif Raphael Sowole Darren Hart Paddy Rocks Jonathan Asser C.C. Smiff Ian Beattie Jack O'Connell Tommy McDonnell Duncan Airlie James Edna Caskey Frederick Schmidt Gilly Gilchrist Sam Spruell Sian Breckin David Avery Anthony Welsh Gershwyn Eustache Jnr Peter Ferdinando David Ajala Rupert Friend Ben Mendelsohn

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.