The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations. R also stands for Rachid, a young Muslim prisoner who becomes Rune's friend and accomplice, defying the rigid racial stratifications among the inmates.
Acting
Asbæk's transformation from cocky to calculating is *chef's kiss* terrifying.
Direction
Lindholm and Noer shoot prison like a pressure cooker about to blow.
Director
Tobias Lindholm
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in real Danish prisons with actual former inmates as extras — the authenticity is not acting, it's memory.
This launched Tobias Lindholm's career before he wrote 'Another Round' and 'The Hunt' — you can see his obsession with masculine codes forming here.
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