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.
Directed by Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer
prison
prison cell
detention
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Cast
Pilou Asbæk
Rune
Dulfi Al-Jabouri
Rashid
Roland Møller
Mureren
Omar Shargawi
Bazhir
Kim Winther
Kim
Sune Nørgaard
Sune
Søren Thomsen
4. vest
Laila Andersson
Mia Maria Back
Tobias Lindholm
Crew
Tobias Lindholm
Director
Michael Noer
Director
Michael Noer
Writer
Tobias Lindholm
Writer
Adam Nielsen
Editor
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Director of Photography
Kim Magnusson
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
Marko Dimitrijevic
6.0★ · 02/11/24
pretty brutal
pretty brutal
Gareth Morgan
7.0★ · 06/03/22
Pretty standard prison flick with a good turn from Askæk, as the new fish in a cell of violent offenders.
Pretty standard prison flick with a good turn from Askæk, as the new fish in a cell of violent offenders.