Starred Up
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| Directed by | David Mackenzie |
| Produced by | Gillian Berrie |
| Written by | Jonathan Asser |
| Starring |
Jack O'Connell Ben Mendelsohn Rupert Friend |
| Music by | Tony Doogan David Mackenzie |
| Cinematography | Michael McDonough |
| Edited by |
Jake Roberts Nick Emerson |
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| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight |
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106 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3 million |
Starred Up is a 2013 British prison crime drama film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Jonathan Asser. Starring Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn and Rupert Friend, the film is based on Jonathan Asser's experiences working as a voluntary therapist at HM Prison Wandsworth, with some of the country’s most violent criminals. The title is a term used to describe the early transfer of a criminal from a Young Offender Institution to an adult prison.
On 8 October 2012 it was confirmed that Mackenzie was attached to direct the film in Northern Ireland, with O'Connell attached to star as the male lead. On a budget of £2 million, shooting was based in former prisons HM Prison Crumlin Road in Belfast and HM Prison Maze in Lisburn, which was a 24-day shoot including 18 days of stunts. Principal photography started on 11 February at Crumlin Road with the post-production scheduled to begin during May.
Financing for Starred Up was provided by Film4 alongside Creative Scotland, Quickfire Films, Northern Ireland Screen and Lip Sync Productions.
Starred Up premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, before screening at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2013, where it opened the official sidebar section, Special Presentations, sparking both acclaim and praise, the London Film Festival on 10 October, the Les Arcs International Film Festival on 15 December, the International Film Festival Rotterdam on 24 January 2014, and the Tribeca Film Festival.
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