Prison gangs clash in a high-tech security jail where there are no rules.Prison gangs clash in a high-tech security jail where there are no rules.Prison gangs clash in a high-tech security jail where there are no rules.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations
Freddo Dirk
- Robbins
- (as Freddo Dierck)
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- TriviaNick Cave used his experience in local lock up to help write the film, he overheard another inmate say to the police guard "Come here so I can spit in your eye!!"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Straight to you: Nick Cave - a portrait (1994)
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It influenced me as a child
This film was screened on Australian TV when I was about 15. It's extremelly violent and psychological, a study in deprivation and pain. I mainly remember Nick Cave's performance (he co-wrote it). He plays a lunatic that get's moved to an already tense prison. His ranting and self-mutilation escalate the other prisoners sense of panic and chaos. Incredible acting and a very realistically frightening film. It's not fun, exciting or most things people look for as a distraction in modern day cinema, but if you're looking for something challenging and thought provoking it's well worth trying to find.
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- Jun 4, 2001
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- Willkommen in der Hölle
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- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia(in a factory)
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By what name was Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988) officially released in Canada in English?
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