FilmPsychological Survival

Picco2011

Name: Picco
Genre: Psychological, Survival
Released: 2011-02-03
Rating: 6.9

“There's no outside world anymore”

Directed by Philip Koch

6.9

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IMDb 7.1TMDB 6.1

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Year

2011

Runtime

108 min

Box Office

🏆 4 wins & 5 nominations

The premise

Kevin is new in youth prison. Due to over-occupancy he has to share a cell with Tommy, Andy and Marc. A partnership of convenience in a system where only the strong prevail and which is dominated by violence and latent aggression. Oppression and beatings are a daily occurence. It is hard for Kevin to establish himself. Especially Marc and Andy are after him. He's afraid of not sticking it out. Only Tommy gives him an amicable advice: In this system, you're either a victim or a culprit. If he doesn't want to be a loser anymore, he has to start fighting... A piece of advice that will trigger most dire consequences

Horror Vault's take

When Kevin arrives at an overcrowded youth detention facility, he quickly discovers that the hierarchy inside is enforced through fear, fists, and relentless humiliation. Crammed into a cell with three other inmates, he must decide how far he is willing to go simply to survive each day. The film is an unflinching study of a closed, brutal world where the line between victim and perpetrator is dangerously thin. German cinema rarely gets this raw or this uncompromising.

Content: Sustained Physical Violence, Bullying And Psychological Abuse, Depictions Of Prison Brutality, Strong Language