Rise

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Rise

2014

1h 3m

Crime

Drama

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A young man is falsely convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in a maximum security prison. After arriving at the prison, he forms an unlikely bond with an infamous inmate who wants to help him prove his innocence.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Mack Lindon's autobiographical prison drama Riseis one of the strangest films I've seen in a while, not always in a good way but not always in a bad way either.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 7, 2014

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

This naive production is often uncomfortable viewing.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 7, 2014

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

May not quite be the entertaining and inspirational film that it aspires to be, but it does tell an involving and important story.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 21, 2020

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John Noonan

FILMINK (Australia)

Based on Lindon's own experiences of life inside after a false rape allegation, Rise is a passionate but misguided cry that miscarriages of justice of this kind can happen.

Mar 19, 2015

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Tom Clift

Concrete Playground

Plays into false myths about sexual assault.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 17, 2014

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Jim Schembri

3AW

Rugged, real-life story from writer/director Mack Lindon about his time in prison over a false rape charge.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 9, 2014

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Frans B

Great production. Very good cinematography and visually pleasing. Well written and brought to screen. Amazing to think it's based on true events. Life, indeed strange and we are like a bag of all sorts. I agree with John Noonan, from Australian magazine FilmInk, who called the film "a passionate but misguided cry that miscarriages of justice of this kind can happen." Strange movie in just about every way, but memorable. Mack Lindon did a good job here

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/25

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Samira N

Loved this movie from start to finish. Very thoughtfully made and a must see

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Dale Vigil

It's seems like another predator trying to justify his behavior. Remember -we all are a composite of good , bad., flawed etc. We must judge ourselves, not by intentions but by acts and own the consequences. We don't even get the girls side of the story.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/23/23

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Audience Member

Great movie from beginning to end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Very good Australian movie, Martin Sacks is a standout playing Jimmy Cove. 🙂

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Interesting prison movie due to the relationship between 2 inmates, the stereotypical weak and strong character. The lack of gratuitous violence is a real plus for this genre, and the ending makes it a winner.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Synopsis

A young man is falsely convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in a maximum security prison. After arriving at the prison, he forms an unlikely bond with an infamous inmate who wants to help him prove his innocence.

Director: Mack Lindon
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 3m

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