@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.
Quick Stats
7.0
TMDB Rating
309
Votes
2h 3m
Runtime
—
Budget
$9.2M
Box Office
—
Return
Key Crew
DirectorRick Rosenthal
WriterRichard Di Lello
CinematographyBruce Surtees
ComposerBill Conti
EditorAubrey Head
Production DesignJ. Michael Riva
Produced by
EMI FilmsSolofilmAssociated Film DistributionUniversal Pictures
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Sean Penn
Mick O'Brien
Reni Santoni
Ramon Herrera
Jim Moody
Gene Daniels
Eric Gurry
Horowitz
Esai Morales
Paco Moreno
Ally Sheedy
J. C. Walenski
Clancy Brown
Viking Lofgren
R
Robert Lee Rush
Tweety
John Zenda
Wagner
T
Tony Mockus Jr.
Warden Bendix
Alan Ruck
Carl Brennan
E
Erik Barefield
Terrell
D
Dean Fortunato
Perretti
Lawrence Mah
Ricky Lee
Jorge Noa
Carlos
