Snowy-54

I did not expect too much when I saw the trailer to this film, but the fact that I have experience with the prisons system in Victoria, I was keen to see it for curiosity sake. I was pleasantly surprised by how good this film actually was. Very good in Fact. The Writer director has found much authenticity in this story that at first I wondered if he had once been in custody. Turns out he had family members who had, and his research over several years was spot on. This is not one of those melodramatic Hollywood crp prisons dramas with cliched stereotypes. This is gritty, real, and it took me back to my days when I was dealing with the Shepards and Murfett of this world. My only criticism I can offer, is that anyone convicted of an offence against a Child or female would already be in protection. Yet Mark Shepard was in mainstream. This would never happen. Kudos to the filmmakers for making an excellent Australian film and unearthing some new future stars in Vincent Miller and young Raif Weaver. (who is a Brad Renfro clone by the way). All in all a very good, well made film.