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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 02/23/2019
True-crime reenactments have been popular fodder for short-film directors of late, but this one is unusually effective... Go to Full Review
Alan Ng Film Threat 02/22/2019
7.5/10
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. Go to Full Review
Laura Hiros Diario La Estrella (Fort Worth, TX) 02/19/2019
4/5
Simply devastating. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Lisa Jensen Good Times Santa Cruz 02/19/2019
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. Go to Full Review
Glenn Heath Jr. San Diego CityBeat 02/19/2019
A brutally trite, slow-motion-obsessed portrait of banal evil. Go to Full Review
Gabriella Geisinger Daily Express (UK) 02/15/2019
4/5
Detainment is worth watching. Go to Full Review
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Julian S @akajulianscott Mar 18 Focusing on the taped interviews might have worked, but the film opts for tasteless, gratuitous slow-motion reenactments that reek of exploitation. See more donna s 08/20/2024 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.. See more Michael M 01/17/2023 Loved this Short Film! Wished it was over an 1 hour in length so it can be a feature film See more 12/16/2019 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. See more 10/23/2019 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. See more 07/17/2019 yes I think it was good See more 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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