Felon (2008)
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.
- Ric Roman Waugh
- Phil Robinson
- Gregory Doucette
- Ric Roman Waugh
Rating: 7.2/10 by 873 users
Alternative Title:
Felon - Il colpevole - IT
Criminal - ES
Skazaniec - PL
Félon - FR
重罪秘辛 - CN
罪行重大 - CN
重罪秘辛 - TW
Suç Çıkmazı - TR
重罪人 - CN
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 43 minutes
Budget: $2,900,000
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: prison, neo-nazism, tattoo, court, fight, murder, inmate, break in, prison riot, tear gas, san quentin, aryan
Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff) had it all going for him. A thriving construction business, a beautiful family and a future with endless possibilities for a great life. That all ends in an instant when while defending his home, he chases after a burglar and ends up killing him. Faced with the possibility of serving a 15 year sentence for Involuntary Manslaughter he pleads his case down to 13 months instead. Unfortunately he is woefully unprepared for what prison will be like for him. He gets caught up in unfortunate circumstances with a white prison gang and is then sent to the San Quenton SHU to serve his time. To survive against the other inmates and a sadistic cadre of guards, he finds himself tip toeing the line of prison politics and racism of the gangs and violent fights just to stay alive. He is befriended by a hardened 20 year veteran of the prison who is a mass murderer named John Smith (Val Kilmer). Smith helps guide him to keep his sanity in the brutal conditions of prison. All the while Porters fiancee and child are trying to stay afloat while he is in prison as well serving out his sentence. Well acted and well directed, Felon is one of the best prison movies ever made. It's right up there with American Me in terms of quality of film.
One word: Masterpiece!
