'R' follows a character it's hard to care about.

forzaeva

So, our main "protagonist" is thrown inside a prison nobody would ever want to visit.

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It doesn't take long before the tougher prisoners - 'Mureren' in particular - target him, put him in place, force him to jump through their hoops and accept whatever crap they throw his way... Rune being alone and having no chance to defend himself, doesn't have much choice.

Following a failed drug-smuggling deal, Rune is screwed because he now owes money he can't cough up. 'Mureren' has it in for him - he did stab a friend of 'Mureren' on the outside... So it's time Rune is put out of his misery.

Were we really supposed to care about this guy? I found no reason to root for Rune... He's hardly any better than them, just weaker. Sure, the guy who wastes him is a typical thug - a scumbag member of a gang of scumbags who all belong in there, so I'd give some credit to the actors portraying these low-lifes.

Since the movie could be a somewhat realistic portrayal of life in places like this, props go where they are due.

But it's just bleak. And like Rune - of little redeeming qualities.

score 3/10

forzaeva 14 October 2017

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3831417/