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.
Pilou Asbæk Dulfi Al-Jabouri Roland Møller Jacob Gredsted Omar Shargawi Kim Winther Jorg Beutnagel Sune Nørgaard Claus Poulsen Helmuth Kristensen Ali Nehzed Søren Thomsen Georg A. Svendsen Lars Jensen Johnny Nielsen Claus Saric Pedersen Laila Andersson Ronnie Jensen Mia Maria Back Erik Bo Andersen Bushra Sadaio Jonas Hofer Baker Al-Jabouri Johnny Rasmussen Dan Pedersen Torben Sten Jung Østergaard Mik Møller Jacob Kjerkegaard Tobias Lindholm Show All…
R: Hit First, Hit Hardest, R - Gnadenlos hinter Gittern, Заключенный R, Р, 狱中困斗
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USA
Germany18
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Roman Polanski once said that you have to show violence the way it is. R does. It's The Shawshank Redemption on amphetamine. It’s one of the most ruthless and bleak films I've seen and even the second time it still shocks and disturbs me. It’s a gem to come out of 2010s European cinema and a testimony to why I prefer the rawness of foreign films to the polished Hollywood films.
(It's on Youtube and if you can autogenerate English subtitles, you must experience it)
Last one on my list of films directed by Tobias Lindholm. And it’s as fantastic as the rest of them. Intimate handheld cinematography, following the protagonist (played by Pilou Asbæk) as he learns about his place in prison and as he fights to survive, makes alliances, friends, enemies, contemplates his life choices, so on and so forth. Brutal without being Hollywoody. Great use of toned down colours, sound, and music.
A movie that starts out strong and then kills itself off repeatedly during the beginning of the third act up until it reaches the clumsy ending. Noer and Lindholm can creative a documentary-feel and convey a sense of raw human emotion and tension unlike almost any other (not as great as Greengrass, though), but they have severe problems telling a story properly. I understand the whole "crime doesn't pay"-premise, but the nihilism-levels in this are just ridiculous.
The reason why the pacing at first seems extremely high is because the "point of no return" arrives after only about fifteen minutes. On the Cracked-podcast they discussed how a movie that doesn't follow a specific formula to that of its genre, where…
Masterful filmmaking. One of my favorite danish movies directed by two exciting filmmakers. I have yet to follow their respective follow-ups but if they're half as good, they will be great.
Pilou Asbæk is fantastic in the lead and sells everything. It's a terrifying movie with a heavy docu feel to it. Extremely similar to A Prophet but on a smaller scale. They compliment each other very well I would say.
Nothing's gonna happen. You just mind your own business.
Incarcerated alongside rough and violent hardened criminals, a young man does what he can to survive in this compelling prison drama from Denmark. The institute is fascinating with individual apartment style cells and inmates free to wander in and out of each other's quarters. Without windows on their doors, the inmates are also free to conduct shady business, which our protagonist gets pulled into as a means by which to survive. Pilou Asbæk is excellent in the lead role, constantly avoiding making eye contact and seldom arguing back. For the most part, he keeps his emotions admirably in check, knowing that the only way to survive is to perform favours for…
En riktigt smutsig dansk fängelserulle som borde tilltala alla som gillar pusher rullarna Nicolas Refn gjorde. De påminner iaf om dom i ”smutsighet”
Har aldrig nånsin sett så många äckliga toaletter spolas i en film som denna
Pilou och Roland är 👑 gillat dom i allt jag sett med vardera gubbe
Varning för en riktigt vidrig american history x doftande scen
- Good title for a film if you want it to be slightly harder to find for no good reason (I actually kinda like it though).
- It’s a realistic and ruthless prison film focused on the day-to-day survival of a particular prisoner played by Pilou Asbæk, who does a great job in the role. I love how his character is presented, he’s a blank slate in ways but you also get glimpses of his life and you can infer things from his behaviour, like the fact that he loves cleaning.
- I like the architecture of the prison, it looks very different from the ones depicted in Hollywood. The cinematography almost makes it feel like a documentary…
Holy shit this was bleak. Disturbing is actually a better word. Not since Dogville has I seen a more depressing film. The ending as well... shocking.
holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit
best prison movie ever made
When I saw Michael Noer's newest film Before the Frost at tiff and said he usually makes brutal and violent films I didnt know what to expect but he definitely delivered with this one. I couldnt find any problems with this film.
every performance is amazing especially Pilou Asbæk (aka Euron Greyjoy) and Dulfi Al-Jabouri.
this film is a masterpiece and Michael Noer deserves more attention and I am excited to check out more stuff by Tobias Lindholm
I think they've misunderstood the point of "morning coffee" in Denmark
This is, by a considerable margin, the most disturbing prison film I've ever seen. Every drop of hope and optimism is wrung from its husk, leaving behind only despair, bleakness, and the promise of much more.
Tense, bleak and grimy. Prison doesn't look like much fun
