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Felon

Felon

No rule. No hope. No way out.

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Release Date

7/17/2008

Runtime

103 mins

Overview

A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,900,000

Revenue

-

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A brutal descent into the mechanics of incarceration where a man defending his family becomes trapped in a system built on violence and corruption. Relentless and unflinching in its portrait of prison brutality.

Mood

BleakTenseClaustrophobicAngry

Themes

SurvivalJusticeCrimeComing apartRedemption

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

HandheldHigh-contrastNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceRacial violence
Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Wade Porter

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

John Smith

Harold Perrineau

Harold Perrineau

Lt. Jackson

Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols

Laura Porter

Johnny Lewis

Johnny Lewis

Snowman

Nick Chinlund

Nick Chinlund

Sgt. Roberts

Anne Archer

Anne Archer

Maggie

Larnell Stovall

Larnell Stovall

Viper

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Gordon

Vincent Miller

Michael Porter

Shawn Prince

Shawn Prince

Todd Jackson

Chris Browning

Chris Browning

Danny Samson

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