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Detainment

  • 2018
  • 12
  • 30m
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Detainment (2018)
Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts and records from the James Bulger case which shocked the world in 1993.
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Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts and records from the James Bulger case, which s... Read allTwo ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts and records from the James Bulger case, which shocked the world in 1993.Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts and records from the James Bulger case, which shocked the world in 1993.

  • Director
    • Vincent Lambe
  • Writer
    • Vincent Lambe
  • Stars
    • Ely Solan
    • Leon Hughes
    • Caleb Mason
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    5.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vincent Lambe
    • Writer
      • Vincent Lambe
    • Stars
      • Ely Solan
      • Leon Hughes
      • Caleb Mason
    • 35User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 27 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Brian Fortune and Leon Hughes in Detainment (2018)
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    Martin Phillips, David Ryan, Tara Breathnach, Will O'Connell, and Ely Solan in Detainment (2018)
    Ely Solan in Detainment (2018)
    David Ryan and Will O'Connell in Detainment (2018)
    Ely Solan in Detainment (2018)
    Leon Hughes in Detainment (2018)
    Ely Solan in Detainment (2018)
    Kathy Monahan and Leon Hughes in Detainment (2018)
    Kathy Monahan and Leon Hughes in Detainment (2018)
    Ely Solan in Detainment (2018)
    Ely Solan in Detainment (2018)

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    Ely Solan
    Ely Solan
    • Jon
    Leon Hughes
    • Robert
    Caleb Mason
    • James
    Will O'Connell
    Will O'Connell
    • Detective Dale
    David Ryan
    David Ryan
    • Detective Scott
    Tara Breathnach
    Tara Breathnach
    • Susan Venables
    Martin Phillips
    • Jon's Solicitor
    Morgan C. Jones
    Morgan C. Jones
    • Detective Roberts
    Brian Fortune
    Brian Fortune
    • Detective Jacobs
    Kathy Monahan
    Kathy Monahan
    • Ann Thompson
    Tom Pigot
    • Robert's Solicitor
    Barbara Adair
    • Mrs. Garrity
    Helen Roche
    • Mrs. Wilson
    Julie Lockey
    • Mrs. Johnson
    Killian Sheridan
    • Neil Venables
    Alan Buckley
    Alan Buckley
    • Robert's Social Worker
    Martin Durkin
    • Police Officer
    Pauline Geoghean
    • Old Woman on Bench
    • (as Pauline Geoghegan)
    • Director
      • Vincent Lambe
    • Writer
      • Vincent Lambe
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    • Trivia
      After being nominated for an Oscar, this film was condemned by the parents of James Bulger for humanizing the murderers Jon Venables and Robert Thompson.
    • Connections
      Featured in Granada Reports: 26 January 2019: Evening Bulletin (2019)

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    9/10
    real world horror
    Greetings again from the darkness. Evil personified. That is the only possible way to describe 10 year old boys Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. In February 1993, the British boys skipped school and spent the day doing typically mischievous activities around the local shopping center. Typical that is until they abducted 2 year old James Bulger.

    This is writer-director Vincent Lambe's 4th short film, and it's based on the disturbingly true story of the abduction-torture-murder of toddler James by the two young boys. The film draws directly from the actual tapes of interviews/interrogations once the boys were identified from the grainy security footage. This dramatization includes the pleas of innocence from the boys, as well as the reactions of both their parents and the police officers. The scenes depicting the questioning of the boys is powerful, and the scenes of the 3 boys together is more than most of us can bear, despite little of the crime being shown (thankfully).

    Young actors Ely Solan (Jon) and Leon Hughes (Robert) are both extraordinary in their performances. Director Lambe deftly applies judgment in what is shown on screen and what instead corrupts our thoughts. It's heart-breaking to see what the parents of these boys must endure, but it's beyond our comprehension to imagine what Baby James Bulger's parents must have endured. The boys were tried as adults in 1993, and both subsequently released from incarceration and given assumed identities for their own protection. If somehow Lambe's short film isn't disturbing enough, it's pretty simple to get the full report of what the boys inflicted on that poor child. Evil personified.
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    • Release date
      • February 8, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Задержание
    • Filming locations
      • Dublin, Ireland(on location)
    • Production company
      • Twelve Media
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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