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Review of by John Anderson for Wall Street Journal — 27 Aug 2014

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Director David Mackenzie's gripping, convincing and convincingly violent convict drama owes its authenticity largely to the experiences of ex-prison therapist Jonathan Asser, who wrote its screenplay. But the opening 10 minutes are a virtuosic example of virtually wordless filmmaking.

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This review of Starred Up (2014) was written by and published by Wall Street Journal on 27 Aug 2014.

Starred Up has generally received very positive reviews.

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