In this commonplace British jail drama, a soldier comes back somewhat traumatised from Iraq, becomes a prison warder (the only well-paid job available), and discovers that his fellow screws are infinitely more violent and dishonest than the convicts they are guarding. The hero is initially too naive, takes rapidly to booze and dope, and then too easily has the scales fall from his eyes. Indeed, everything is too extreme. But there's a core of honesty here.
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