Starred Up
Crime, Drama2013Not Rated106 minEnglish

Eric Love, 19, is locked up in prison. On his first day, he assaults another inmate and several guards. He’s offered group therapy and his dad, an inmate as well, tries to talk sense into him. Can he be rehabilitated?

Eric Love, an explosive nineteen-year-old offender, finds himself thrown into the cruel, violent world of a high-security adult prison. As he struggles to assert himself to his supervisors and other equally dangerous detainees, Eric must also summon up the courage to compete with his father, Neville: a man who has spent most of his life behind bars. As Eric learns to keep his inner demons at bay and overcome his rage, little by little, he discovers new ways to survive. However, sinister forces are at work, threatening to destroy him.

Cast
Jack O’Connell Ben Mendelsohn Gilly Gilchrist Frederick Schmidt David Ajala
Directed by
David Mackenzie
Written by
Jonathan Asser
Produced by
Gillian Berrie
Production
Film4 Sigma Films
In Association with
Creative Scotland Quickfire Films Lipsync Productions Northern Ireland Screen
Distribution (CIS Region)
Lorem Ipsum Entertainment (through Arthouse subsidiary)
Theatrical Release
2013