Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.
Acting
David Field's warden is genuinely terrifying without raising his voice.
Practical Effects
Shot in real decommissioned Parramatta prison—claustrophobia is real.
Writing
Basha's script knows prison slang like he lived it.
Director
George Basha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Parramatta Correctional Centre closed in 2011 after 164 years; production was among the last to film inside. The cells still had prisoner graffiti.
George Basha based Ray partly on Lebanese-Australian men he grew up with in Sydney's west—communities over-represented in incarceration but rarely centered in Australian film.
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