The central conflict involves Eric Love (Jack O'Connell) and his father Neville (Ben Mendelsohn), who are incarcerated in the same facility.
: This serves as a metaphor for Eric's forced adulthood. The system treats him as a "monster" before he has a chance to be a man, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy of recidivism. Rehabilitation vs. Institutionalization : Starred Up(2013)
The term refers to the premature transfer of a violent juvenile offender to an adult prison. The central conflict involves Eric Love (Jack O'Connell)