Caged

Name: Caged
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: January 26, 2021
Duration: 81 min
Cast: Andy Mackenzie, Angela Sarafyan, Edi Gathegi, J.M. Scott, James Jagger

2021

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Shout! Factory | Release Date (Streaming): January 26, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Andy Mackenzie, Angela Sarafyan, Edi Gathegi, J.M. Scott, James Jagger, Jessa Zarubica, Jose Rosete, Melora Hardin, Robert R. Shafer, Tony Amendola

Summary: Harlow Reid (Edi Gathegi), an affluent African American psychiatrist, is sent to federal prison after being found guilty of murdering his wife. He is then sent to solitary confinement – a victim of systemic racism. Isolated and fighting for an appeal, he slowly descends into madness, pushed to his breaking point by an abusive female guardHarlow Reid (Edi Gathegi), an affluent African American psychiatrist, is sent to federal prison after being found guilty of murdering his wife. He is then sent to solitary confinement – a victim of systemic racism. Isolated and fighting for an appeal, he slowly descends into madness, pushed to his breaking point by an abusive female guard (Melora Hardin) hell-bent on her own form of justice. Haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, Reid questions his own innocence and sanity, making his time in the S.H.U. (Segregated Housing Unit) a never-ending nightmare.… Expand

Director: Aaron Fjellman

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 81 min

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Bobby LePire

Jan 26, 2021

For its searing look at mental deterioration in solitary confinement and ingrained racism in the prison system, Caged is an absolute must-watch, minor flaws and all. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Jan 26, 2021

Watching Harlow struggle with the simultaneously impersonal and obviously prejudiced nature of his imprisonment is often enough to make Caged seem like more than the sum of its parts. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jan 26, 2021

We’ve seen much of this before, and as interesting as Gathegi makes this guy — stream “Princess of the Row” when you get a chance — the lack of surprises in the various waypoints of the story rob the twists at the end of any impact. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Feb 5, 2021

Showing the effects of solitary confinement and how it can cause damage to the prisoner's psyche it sounded pretty good, but the approach is lousy, and it gets lost in a very unpleasant way.

The performances work within what they're provided, but in reality the story only exploits anShowing the effects of solitary confinement and how it can cause damage to the prisoner's psyche it sounded pretty good, but the approach is lousy, and it gets lost in a very unpleasant way.

The performances work within what they're provided, but in reality the story only exploits an astonishing and unfortunate conventionality.… Expand

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