Animal Factory
On the inside the rules are brutal and the stakes are high.
On the inside the rules are brutal and the stakes are high.
Crime, Drama
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2000
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Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
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Details
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
13 Oct 2000
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,600,000
Revenue:
$43,805
Awards:
1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
You come away with the sense that you should have come to care (or at least to know) more about its central characters than you do.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
19 Dec 2001
fresh:
It's the relationship between Willem Dafoe, as Earl, the hard-time veteran, and Edward Furlong, as Ron, the new boy he takes under his wing, that makes the film so compelling.
– Amy Taubin,
Village Voice,
17 Aug 2001
fresh:
The bleakness and myriad cruelties of the prison system are telegraphed with a graceful touch.
– Ernest Hardy,
Film.com,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
A picture about adapting one's instincts, and Mr. Buscemi's deftness works well in this context.
– Elvis Mitchell,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000