# Starred Up (2014)

> A ferociously realistic British prison drama follows a violently volatile young inmate confronting his estranged father and the possibility of change.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/121531

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: David Mackenzie
- Cast: Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend, David Ajala, Peter Ferdinando, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Anthony Welsh, David Avery
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2567712/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: harrowing, foreboding, visceral, serious movie night, british cinema night

## Synopsis

A violent teenager confronts his past and his father in a brutal adult prison.

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