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Oct 14, 2013
More than just a prison riot movie. Directed by the great Daniel Monzon with my favorite European actors Luis Tosar and Carlos Bardem . This film explores the dark side of society between those who own it and control it and the powerless, and the struggles that come about as a result. It shows us how western society gets rid of the unwanted and throws them behind bars without encouraging any positive change in their attitudes, behavior or personalities. And how these men are locked up without any hope or future aspirations in an intolerable violent world. Their only education to become a criminal to greater extent. How these unwanted, miserable, less than human, loveless characters are confined in a living hell. When they rebel against prison authorities, or attack each other, as a result of their painful situation, this is what gets to be call a prison riot. A great similarity to the prison system in the United States which does nothing to redeem these individuals or prepare them for life outside of prison walls.