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''Starred Up'' is a 2013 British prison crime drama film directed by Creator/DavidMackenzie and starring Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/BenMendelsohn and Rupert Friend.
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''Starred Up'' is a 2013 British prison crime drama film directed by Creator/DavidMackenzie and starring Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/BenMendelsohn and Rupert Friend.
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* NeverSuicide: Dennis orders the prison director to kill Eric. While Neville is telling Dennis that he will not abide the death of his son, prison guards in the basement begin to hang Eric, so it will look like suicide.
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* CreatorCameo: Nurse Bankford, the only female role in the film, is played by casting director Aisha Bywaters.
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* ChromosoneCasting: Being set in a men's prison, the cast is almost entirely male. The only female character is the very minor role of Nurse Bankford: a CreatorCameo by casting director Aisha Bywaters.
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* ChromosoneCasting: ChromosomeCasting: Being set in a men's prison, the cast is almost entirely male. The only female character is the very minor role of Nurse Bankford: a CreatorCameo by casting director Aisha Bywaters.
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* ChromosoneCasting: Being set in a men's prison, the cast is almost entirely male. The only female character is the very minor role of Nurse Bankford: a CreatorCameo by casting director Aisha Bywaters.
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* SockItToThem: The thug who jumps Eric in the showers hits him with a billiard ball in a sock, and then tries to strangle him with the sock.
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Eric (O'Connell) is young criminal that is "starred up", that is, transfered from a juvenile prison to a high security adult prison, based on his violent nature. There he meets his father, Neville (Mendelsohn), who is serving a life sentence at this prison, and Oliver (Friend), a volunteer prison therapist who convinces Eric to join his therapy group. The lives of Eric and Neville will be forever altered.
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Eric (O'Connell) is young criminal that is "starred up", that is, transfered transferred from a juvenile prison to a high security adult prison, based on his violent nature. There he meets his father, Neville (Mendelsohn), who is serving a life sentence at this prison, and Oliver (Friend), a volunteer prison therapist who convinces Eric to join his therapy group. The lives of Eric and Neville will be forever altered.
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* SituationalSexuality: Neville seems to have no issues with being homosexual when he is prison. And, as he has no hope of parole, he has resigned himself to being in a homosexual relationship for the foreseeable future.
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* BlowingSmokeRings: Eric is shown blowing smoke rings in his cell as part of a TimePassesMontage.
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* SpitefulSpit: When Eric seals himself in his cell, he spits at Principal Officer Scott who is looking at him through the view slot. The gob is stopped by the perspex in the slot, however.
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* SpitefulSpit: When Eric seals himself in his cell, he spits at Principal Officer Scott Haynes who is looking at him through the view slot. The gob is stopped by the perspex in the slot, however.
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* WardensAreEvil: Principal Officer Scott believes there is no point in attempting rehabilitate prisoners. With the aid of two warders, he delivers Eric a savage beating, and then attempts to murder him and make it look like a suicide.
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* WardensAreEvil: Principal Officer Scott Deputy Governor Haynes believes there is no point in attempting rehabilitate prisoners. With the aid of two warders, he delivers Eric a savage beating, and then attempts to murder him and make it look like a suicide. He is also in league with prison kingpin Dennis Spencer and smuggles in contraband for him.
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* SpitefulSpit: When Eric seals himself in his cell, he spits at Principal Officer Scott who is looking at him through the view slot. The gob is stopped by the perspex in the slot, however.
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* RealityHasNoSoundtrack: The film has no background music.
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* RealityHasNoSoundtrack: The film has no background music.No music score is used in the entire film, except for the scene where Neville escapes from his cell by hitting Selfy and during the end credits.
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* MaleFullFrontalNudity: Creator/JackOConnell has two nude scenes: once when he is strip searched when he arrives at prison, and another when he is attacked in the showers.
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* MaleFullFrontalNudity: MaleFrontalNudity: Creator/JackOConnell has two nude scenes: once when he is strip searched when he arrives at prison, and another when he is attacked in the showers.
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* MaleFullFrontalNudity: Creator/JackOConnell has two nude scenes: once when he is strip searched when he arrives at prison, and another when he is attacked in the showers.
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* WardensAreEvil: Principal Officer Scott believes there is no point in attempting rehabilitate prisoners. With the aid of two warders, he delivers Eric a savage beating, and then attempts to murder him and make it look like a suicide.
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* ThePenIsMightier: During the standoff when the warders are trying to take him to solitary, Eric grabs the prison psychologist Ashley's pen and holds it to the eye of a warder. Asheley is able to talk him down and get his pen back.
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* ThePenIsMightier: During the standoff when the warders are trying to take him to solitary, Eric grabs the prison psychologist Ashley's Baumer's pen and holds it to the eye of a warder. Asheley Baumer is able to talk him down and get his pen back.
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* ThePenIsMighter: During the standoff when the warders are trying to take him to solitary, Eric grabs the prison psychologist Ashley's pen and holds it to the eye of a warder. Asheley is able to talk him down and get his pen back.
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* ThePenIsMighter: ThePenIsMightier: During the standoff when the warders are trying to take him to solitary, Eric grabs the prison psychologist Ashley's pen and holds it to the eye of a warder. Asheley is able to talk him down and get his pen back.
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* ImprovisedScrewdriver: Eric creates a SinisterShiv out of a toothbrush and a razorblade. The shiv doubles as a makeshift screwdriver, as he uses it to unscrew the light fitting in his cell in order to hide the weapon.
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* ImprovisedScrewdriver: Eric creates a SinisterShiv out of a toothbrush and a razorblade.razor blade. The shiv doubles as a makeshift screwdriver, as he uses it to unscrew the light fitting in his cell in order to hide the weapon.
* ThePenIsMighter: During the standoff when the warders are trying to take him to solitary, Eric grabs the prison psychologist Ashley's pen and holds it to the eye of a warder. Asheley is able to talk him down and get his pen back.
* ThePenIsMighter: During the standoff when the warders are trying to take him to solitary, Eric grabs the prison psychologist Ashley's pen and holds it to the eye of a warder. Asheley is able to talk him down and get his pen back.
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* ClothingCombat: The thug who jumps Eric in the showers hits him with a billiard ball in a sock, and then tries to strangle him with the sock.
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* PrisonsAreGynasiums: Many of the prisoners are showing working out to break the monotony of prison life. Eric's morning exercise routine includes doing push-ups on his knuckles.
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* PrisonsAreGynasiums: PrisonsAreGymnasiums: Many of the prisoners are showing working out to break the monotony of prison life. Eric's morning exercise routine includes doing push-ups on his knuckles.
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* PrisonsAreGynasiums: Many of the prisoners are showing working out to break the monotony of prison life. Eric's morning exercise routine includes doing push-ups on his knuckles.
* RealityHasNoSoundtrack: The film has no background music.
* RealityHasNoSoundtrack: The film has no background music.
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* {{Swirlie}}: Eric pisses off a drug dealer in his wing and he sends round some thugs who attempt to shove Eric's head down his unflushed toilet.
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* SinisterShiv: Eric's first act after arriving in prison is to construct himself a shiv out of a toothbrush and a razor blade. It also doubles as an ImprovisedScrewdriver.
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Eric (O'Connell) is young criminal that is "starred up", that is, transfered from a juvenile prison to a high security adult prison, based on his violent nature. There he meets his father, Neville (Mendelsohn), who is serving a life sentence at this prison, and Oliver (Friend), a volunteer prison therapist who convinces Eric to join his therapy group. The lifes of Eric and Neville will be forever altered.
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Eric (O'Connell) is young criminal that is "starred up", that is, transfered from a juvenile prison to a high security adult prison, based on his violent nature. There he meets his father, Neville (Mendelsohn), who is serving a life sentence at this prison, and Oliver (Friend), a volunteer prison therapist who convinces Eric to join his therapy group. The lifes lives of Eric and Neville will be forever altered.
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* GroinAttack: When being transferred to solitary, Eric breaks loose and manages to clamp his jaw around the groin of one of the warders: putting him in an unusual bargaining position.
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''Starred Up'' is a 2013 British prison crime drama film directed by Creator/DavidMackenzie and starring Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/BenMendelsohn and Rupert Friend.
Eric (O'Connell) is young criminal that is "starred up", that is, transfered from a juvenile prison to a high security adult prison, based on his violent nature. There he meets his father, Neville (Mendelsohn), who is serving a life sentence at this prison, and Oliver (Friend), a volunteer prison therapist who convinces Eric to join his therapy group. The lifes of Eric and Neville will be forever altered.
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!!This film features examples of:
* ImprovisedScrewdriver: Eric creates a SinisterShiv out of a toothbrush and a razorblade. The shiv doubles as a makeshift screwdriver, as he uses it to unscrew the light fitting in his cell in order to hide the weapon.
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''Starred Up'' is a 2013 British prison crime drama film directed by Creator/DavidMackenzie and starring Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/BenMendelsohn and Rupert Friend.
Eric (O'Connell) is young criminal that is "starred up", that is, transfered from a juvenile prison to a high security adult prison, based on his violent nature. There he meets his father, Neville (Mendelsohn), who is serving a life sentence at this prison, and Oliver (Friend), a volunteer prison therapist who convinces Eric to join his therapy group. The lifes of Eric and Neville will be forever altered.
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!!This film features examples of:
* ImprovisedScrewdriver: Eric creates a SinisterShiv out of a toothbrush and a razorblade. The shiv doubles as a makeshift screwdriver, as he uses it to unscrew the light fitting in his cell in order to hide the weapon.
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