June 17, 2011
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Pilou Asbaek,
Dulfi Al-Jaburi,
Roland Møller,
Jacob Gredsted,
Kim Winther
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The prisoner R arrives to Denmark's toughest prison, where he is to serve a sentence for violent assault. R is reduced to a number, a letter, just another inmate. The prison is a parallel world filled... read more
DVD Release Date: August 8, 2011
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June 16, 2011
Stephen Holden, New York Times
"R" is not about justice or redemption. You couldn't even call it a protest film about prison conditions, but it is very well made and persuasively acted. Full Review
June 15, 2011
Karsten Kastelan, Hollywood Reporter
Directors-screenwriters Lindholm and Noer are careful not to let the audience know more than their protagonist does, keeping them in the nerve-wrecking state of uncertainty and fear. Full Review
June 14, 2011
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice
Lindholm and Noer attempt to make up in raw emotion what their film lacks in context, an approach good for a surprising amount of mileage, until the project finally chokes on its own inevitable nihilism. Full Review
April 13, 2011
Alissa Simon, Variety
The helmers employ claustrophobic closeups to mirror the experience of an inmate arriving at the harsh institution and finding his options limited by more than just locked doors. Full Review
June 20, 2011
Brent Simon, Shockya.com
The story charts an expected path, but the acting is quite solid and the movie's ethnic divisions are solidly elucidated without ever becoming overbearing or pretentious. Full Review
June 15, 2011
David Fear, Time Out New York
The film's brilliance starts to surpass its brutality. Full Review
June 13, 2011
Glenn Heath Jr., Slant Magazine
Since R focuses on complete mental and physical fragmentation, it rightfully separates the desolate locale based on narrative focus. Full Review
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