Sharaf

No pun intended - I am a bit surprised. First of all that the movie is from 2021, but just made it onto German cinema screens. But even more so that no one has done a review here. On the other hand, I reckon there are other sites people go to nowadays. Well I'm sticking with you imdb ... guilty as charged - and another pun to use for me.

But jokes aside and you have to put them aside, this is quite the serious topic and really a tough movie to watch. I did not plan to watch prison movies back to back ... and both in cinemas too. Back to back is not the exact timeline of course, but really close to each other.

And both really great movies too. And both quite different to each other - so you could do a double bill with both of them. The main character here is quite the interesting yet too easy to manipulate guy. The movie shows how justice systems can work (or rather not). It also shows from the start how torture does not really work in certain situations ... at least not if you seek the truth.

The microcosmos of the prison represents society - with higher ups being in control ... and playing the others like puppets ... again no pun intended. A tight story, with great performances too.