A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
Acting
Coster-Waldau's physical transformation is genuinely unsettling
Direction
Waugh's prison authenticity from documentary background shows
Editing
Jarring timeline cuts mirror psychological fragmentation
Director
Ric Roman Waugh
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Jacob 'Money' Harlon
Omari Hardwick
Kutcher
Jon Bernthal
Frank 'Shotgun'
Lake Bell
Kate Harlon
Emory Cohen
Howie
Jeffrey Donovan
Bottles
Holt McCallany
Jerry 'The Beast' Manning
Evan Jones
Chopper
Andrew Bachelor
Tony
Benjamin Bratt
Sanchez
Chris Browning
Toby 'Redwood' Simms
Max Greenfield
Tom
Jessy Schram
Jennifer
Juan Pablo Raba
Herman Gomez
Matt Gerald
Phil Cole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Waugh consulted actual prison gang members and former corrections officers; the 'invisible handshake' power dynamics are documented real behaviors.
Coster-Waldau gained 30 pounds and trained with former inmates for six months; Jon Bernthal's 'Shotgun' character was expanded after his improvised intensity on set.
US
