- 2021
- Shout! Factory
- 1 h 21 m
SummaryHarlow Reid (Edi Gathegi), an affluent African American psychiatrist, is sent to federal prison after being found guilty of murdering his wife. He is then sent to solitary confinement – a victim of systemic racism. Isolated and fighting for an appeal, he slowly descends into madness, pushed to his breaking point by an abusive female guard (Melora...
Directed By:Aaron Fjellman
Written By:Aaron Fjellman, James 'Doc' Mason
Caged
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Jan 26, 2021
85
For its searing look at mental deterioration in solitary confinement and ingrained racism in the prison system, Caged is an absolute must-watch, minor flaws and all.
Jan 26, 2021
63
Watching Harlow struggle with the simultaneously impersonal and obviously prejudiced nature of his imprisonment is often enough to make Caged seem like more than the sum of its parts.
Jan 26, 2021
50
We’ve seen much of this before, and as interesting as Gathegi makes this guy — stream “Princess of the Row” when you get a chance — the lack of surprises in the various waypoints of the story rob the twists at the end of any impact.
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Feb 5, 2021
4
Showing the effects of solitary confinement and how it can cause damage to the prisoner's psyche it sounded pretty good, but the approach is lousy, and it gets lost in a very unpleasant way. The performances work within what they're provided, but in reality the story only exploits an astonishing and unfortunate conventionality.
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Production Company:
- Panic House Films
- Shifty Eye Productions
Release Date:Jan 26, 2021
Duration:1 h 21 m
Tagline:There is no getting out.
Awards
Pasadena International Film Festival, US
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
