Very Well Done!
Great story, acting, photography, and pacing. This film displays that greed, brutality. and other base features of Human Nature, under pressure, have few limits. There are grim softening themes, too. The comedic parakeet soccer match, the family visits, the poker game, yard scenes, and the two "R"s futile "buddy" exposition are placed precisely. The terse dialogue kept this "subtitle reader" intrigued.I taught GED and other curriculum at an Ohio Correctional Facility with much less violent criminals and there were "Pod Fathers" that controlled the flow of contraband and supervised "look-outs" and distractions on a similar, yet less severe level. I have worked with colleagues who were part of the game.
Minus one for all the sloppy safety practices in a violent ward.
score 9/10
friendofbeaver 13 June 2019
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