Starred Up
| Starred Up | |
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| Directed by | David Mackenzie |
| Written by | Jonathan Asser |
| Produced by | Gillian Berrie |
| Starring | Jack O'Connell Ben Mendelsohn Rupert Friend Sam Spruell Anthony Welsh David Ajala Peter Ferdinando Raphael Sowole Gilly Gilchrist Gershwyn Eustache Jnr Ashley Chin Tommy McDonnell Frederick Schmidt |
| Cinematography | Michael McDonough |
| Edited by | Jake Roberts Nick Emerson |
| Music by | Tony Doogan David Mackenzie |
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| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes (1h and 46min) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3 million |
Starred Up is a 2013 British prison crime drama film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Jonathan Asser. Starring Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn and Rupert Friend, the film is based on Jonathan Asser's experiences working as a voluntary therapist at HM Prison Wandsworth, with some of the country's most violent criminals. The title refers to the early transfer of a criminal from a Young Offender Institution to an adult prison.