The prison (2017)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2017
	Director: Na Hyun
	Actors: Han Suk-kyu, Kim Rae-won
	Country: ROK
	Genre: Thriller, Polar
	Conditions of visioning: 22.04.2017, Teatro Nuovo, FEFF2017, Korean with English subtitle
Synopsis: During the night, the inmates of a prison escape to commit a murder. The prisoners are organised by Jung Ik-Ho (Han). The cop Yu Gon (Kim) goes into this prison and meets some of the criminals he brought in. He decides to go undercover to solve the case and needs to win the trust of Ik-Ho.
Review: The director drives us in a story that becomes complex step by step and suspenseful at the same pace. The pace is given by the challenges given by Ik-Ho to Yu Gon. Until the final large battle in the prison. Corruption is shown but there is nothing related to real facts, to politics. This was a bit disappointing to me, as the recent social history in South Korea has shown a thick corruption up to highest political levels i.e.president Park Geun-hye in year 2016.  The acting of Han shows more aspects like introverted, complex and manipulative apart from few crazy scenes. Yu Gon's role is more active and energetic. All parts of the prison and all individuals living or working in the prison are presented and the directing manages to show sometimes in short sequences one complete role of individual in prison.  I liked the complexity of the story and was only missing any kind of mention of the corruption facts that are barely underlined.
Rating: 6 /10