After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.
Practical Effects
Every crunch and snap is practical effects. Your stomach will verify.
Acting
Vaughn's terrifying restraint before explosive violence.
Direction
Zahler's sadistic patience—he lets scenes marinate in dread.
Director
S. Craig Zahler
Vince Vaughn
Bradley Thomas
Jennifer Carpenter
Lauren Thomas
Don Johnson
Warden Tuggs
Udo Kier
The Placid Man
Dion Mucciacito
Eleazar
Geno Segers
Roman
Mustafa Shakir
Andre
Marc Blucas
Gil
Tom Guiry
Wilson
Fred Melamed
Mr Irving
Clark Johnson
Detective Watkins
Devon Windsor
Jill
Pooja Kumar
Denise Pawther
Jay Hieron
Teardrop
Michael Medeiros
Mismatched Eyes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zahler wrote the script specifically for Vaughn after seeing his dramatic potential in True Detective Season 2.
The 'placid man' phone scene was shot in one take; Udo Kier improvised his unsettling finger movements.
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