Three juvenile delinquents are sentenced to a correctional facility where they encounter gang violence, death, and harassment from staff and other inmates.Three juvenile delinquents are sentenced to a correctional facility where they encounter gang violence, death, and harassment from staff and other inmates.Three juvenile delinquents are sentenced to a correctional facility where they encounter gang violence, death, and harassment from staff and other inmates.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
Matthew Morales
- Angel
- (as Mateo Morales)
Michael States Jr.
- Gahege
- (as Michael Jr. States)
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Did you know
- TriviaTaylor Poulin (the actor who plays Banks) was arrested after starring in Dog Pound in connection with the murder of a high school football player. Was later murdered himself after being shot in the back in 2022.
- GoofsOn the chalkboard, when Butch is brought into a meeting to talk about anger issues, the word "aggression" is spelled as "agression".
- ConnectionsRemake of Scum (1979)
- SoundtracksInter
Written and Composed by
Rob Lowe / Michael Muller
Performed by Balmorhea
Featuring Aisha Burns, Nicole Kern, Travis Chapman
(p) & © KusKus
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Gritty prison drama that avoids cliché
A mean prison thriller that goes for the jugular throughout, the Canadian film DOG POUND is in actual fact a remake of the British borstal classic SCUM from 1979. While it's not as powerful or harrowing as that film, nevertheless it packs a punch in its harsh depiction of bullying and brutality within prison confines.
The prison in this film is a juvenile one and the movie is populated by new and unfamiliar faces, but don't let that put you off, because DOG POUND turns out to be a highly effective movie in its own right. The acting is up and down and probably the weakest part of the production, but that matters not when the direction is strong and the writing compelling.
DOG POUND is a slow paced film for the most part and yet it's alive with simmering tension as character relationships develop and things move towards some scenes of violence which are devastating in their depiction. Some of the sub-plots are distinctly underwhelming (with the fate of one particular character not a patch on his counterpart in SCUM) but others hit home with precision force, making this a film I really got into.
The prison in this film is a juvenile one and the movie is populated by new and unfamiliar faces, but don't let that put you off, because DOG POUND turns out to be a highly effective movie in its own right. The acting is up and down and probably the weakest part of the production, but that matters not when the direction is strong and the writing compelling.
DOG POUND is a slow paced film for the most part and yet it's alive with simmering tension as character relationships develop and things move towards some scenes of violence which are devastating in their depiction. Some of the sub-plots are distinctly underwhelming (with the fate of one particular character not a patch on his counterpart in SCUM) but others hit home with precision force, making this a film I really got into.
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- Oct 28, 2014
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- Budget
- €4,830,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $465,725
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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