Trailer for the Dirty Danish Prison Drama, “R”

As most of you already know from prior posts, I love prison dramas because when they are good, they are really f*cking good. Un Prophete and Celda 211 are just two examples of amazing prison dramas post The Shawshank Redemption. Anyway, it seems that to get a good prison movie nowadays you have to look outside the states because the story lines seem to be so much more compelling. The next promising prison film is entitled R and is both written and directed by Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer. Check out the gritty trailer after the jump.

The following information comes via Twitch and a Danish sales agent:

The prisoner R arrives to Denmark’s toughest prison, where he is to serve a sentence for violent assault. R is reduced to a number, a letter, just another inmate. The prison is a parallel world filled with rules, honor, and debts. A world, in which bars cover the windows and blood stains the floor. R is placed in the most hardcore ward. Here he must find his place in the system, learn to navigate, and fight for survival.

Check out the trailer and leave your comments below. R will be released in Denmark in April of next year.