After being transferred from juvenile to adult prison, Mel Blight is taken under the wing of both Mark Shepard, Australia’s most despised criminal, and Warren Murfett, a soon to be paroled inmate. As a paternal triangle grows between them, we see that even the worst of men have a little bit of good inside that will be their undoing.
Acting
Pearce and Jarvis have terrifying, tender chemistry.
Direction
Williams turns prison corridors into psychological pressure cookers.
Writing
The title's double meaning hits like a brick in the final act.
Director
Charles Williams
Vincent Miller
Mel Blight
Cosmo Jarvis
Mark Shepard
Guy Pearce
Warren Murfett
Tammy Macintosh
Colleen
Toby Wallace
Adrian Murfett
Michael Logo
Noel
Chloé Hayden
Tara
Steve Mouzakis
Mel's Case Worker
William Freeman
Harrington
Leah Vandenberg
S.T.O.P. Class Clincian
David Margetts
ERG Officer
Elena Mandalis
Female Detective
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charles Williams expanded this from his 2014 short film of the same name, keeping the core triangular relationship but aging the protagonist up for deeper moral complexity.
The shower scene confrontation between Shepard and Warren—reportedly filmed in a single take—was so tense that crew members allegedly left the set.
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