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Detainment

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Two 10-year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler.
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Peter Debruge Variety True-crime reenactments have been popular fodder for short-film directors of late, but this one is unusually effective... Feb 23, 2019 Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat It's gripping, engaging and frightening, too. Is quality a reason to tell this story? No, but it's the conversation would have been profoundly different if the final product sucked. Rated: 7.5/10 Feb 22, 2019 Full Review Laura Hiros Diario La Estrella (Fort Worth, TX) Simply devastating. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Feb 19, 2019 Full Review Lisa Jensen Good Times Santa Cruz Marvelously well-acted (especially by its young stars) and discreet about how much of the crime it chooses to show onscreen, it nevertheless drags viewers along in an atmosphere of non-stop dread. Feb 19, 2019 Full Review Glenn Heath Jr. San Diego CityBeat A brutally trite, slow-motion-obsessed portrait of banal evil. Feb 19, 2019 Full Review Gabriella Geisinger Daily Express (UK) Detainment is worth watching. Rated: 4/5 Feb 15, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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donna s This is not a film for everybody.It is so realistic and distrubing..But that is the point.It is a witness to a hortific level of depravity in the youth culture.It should be appalling. It is not entertainment..It is a message about what is taking place in our world.I thought it was brilliant in the portrayal of this tragedy. The children..I have yet to see better acting from such young people.John,hitting his father was a major subconcious but overt peak into a history- or was it? And what happened with these boys to carry out the unimaginable?The entire cast was amazing.And for the record,though this was a film..My heart breaks for the reality ,the parents ,families...Anybody involved digesting such monumental pain no matter the manifestation. God be with all.. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/20/24 Full Review Michael M Loved this Short Film! Wished it was over an 1 hour in length so it can be a feature film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member This film should never have been commissioned. The self indulgence of the director and his arrogance is appalling, trying to promote discussion about one of the most horrendous crimes ever committed in the U.K. is a fallacy. If he can't ascertain why these children are evil that's his problem. It is not the philosophical drama he likes to think it is. Shocking. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member La nominada al Oscar, "Detainment" es un retrato magistral de la maldad descontrolada, esa que no tiene razón de ser. Este genial cortometraje sigue los detalles de la interrogación llevada a cabo a Robert Thompson y Jon Venables luego del asesinato del pequeño James Bulger. Con actuaciones increíbles, además de respetuosas, este trabajo nos lleva por los detalles de uno de los casos criminales más famosos de los últimos años. NO LA DEJE PASAR. Ya disponible en iTunes. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member yes I think it was good Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Historia de dois meninos que matam um terceiro... Polemica a respeito do diretor/roteirista nao ter consultado a mae do menino morto. Bem expositivo. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two 10-year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler.
Director
Vincent Lambe
Producer
Robert Dwyer-Joyce, Vincent Lambe, Darren Mahon
Screenwriter
Vincent Lambe
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2019
Runtime
30m
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