A troubled ex-cop is imprisoned for a hit-and-run accident. He discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate who has been running a crime syndicate with the help of the warden and guards which provides them 100% alibi.
20 January 1971, Jecheon, Chungbuk, South Korea
3 November 1964, Seoul, South Korea
26 March 1962, Seoul, South Korea
7 January 1970, South Korea
12 December 1960, Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
19 March 1981, South Korea
March 31, 2017
The Prison is a basic concept with a simple execution that keeps the film from being a complete waste of time. Its biggest flaw is that exploring unfamiliar territory seems within the film's grasp, but instead it relies on predictability.March 30, 2017
Disgraced cop uncovers a criminal gang in a corrupt prison. Far-fetched thriller from Korea plows familiar ground.March 30, 2017
A criminally underplotted South Korean caper that's as disappointingly generic as its title.March 30, 2017
"The Prison"...feels like the kind of movie Hollywood will remake in its own image. But adding star power and the English language won't necessarily improve things, as "The Prison" is brutally entertaining just the way it is.