2010 · drama · crime · prison
R
Directed by Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer1h 39m2010
The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations. R also stands for Rachid, a young Muslim prisoner who becomes Rune's friend and accomplice, defying the rigid racial stratifications among the inmates.
Our read: R (2010) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · crime · prison entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, extreme drama / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- extreme
- bleak
- cold
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