Detainment

2018

30m

Drama

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83%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

71%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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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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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

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UneXplainabl

I don't really know how to rate this, it was good and and well made but knowing it's a true story it was a little rougher…it was pretty short and just to the point really, I'd recommend it if you're into true crime and want something shorter to watch…just let it be known it's about the murder of a young boy by two other young boys.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/08/22

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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

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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

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Audience Member

yes I think it was good

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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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

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Vincent Lambe

Director

Ely Solan

Jon

Leon Hughes

Robert

Will O'Connell

Detective Dale

David Ryan

Detective Scott

Tara Breathnach

Susan Venables

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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

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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

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Laura Hiros

Diario La Estrella (Fort Worth, TX)

Simply devastating. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Feb 19, 2019

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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

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Glenn Heath Jr.

San Diego CityBeat

A brutally trite, slow-motion-obsessed portrait of banal evil.

Feb 19, 2019

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Gabriella Geisinger

Daily Express (UK)

Detainment is worth watching.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 15, 2019

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Synopsis

Two 10-year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler.

Director: Vincent Lambe
Screenwriter: Vincent Lambe
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2019
Runtime: 30m

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