Son of a Gun

Son of a Gun is a crime drama written and directed by Australian filmmaker Julius Avery, whose short film Jerrycan won the Jury Prize at Cannes back in 2008. The film stars Brenton Thwaites, Ewan McGregor, and Alicia Vikander.

During a six-month stint inside a West Australian prison, rookie criminal JR (BRENTON THWAITES) meets the smart and enigmatic Brendan Lynch (EWAN McGREGOR). In exchange for protection on the inside, JR agrees to help Brendan get outside, hooking up with the influential Sam Lennox (JACEK KOMAN) to orchestrate a daring prison escape that frees Brendan, and inmates Sterlo (MATT NABLE) and Merv (EDDIE BAROO). JR is rewarded for his efforts, and with a taste of the high life and flirtations with Sam’s beautiful girl Tasha (ALICIA VIKANDER), he gets sucked deeper into Brendan’s criminal world. But whose game is he playing?

Thwaites had a unique way of relating to his character JR. “I know a lot of people who have taken the wrong path – a few friends of mine. My Mum always says ‘you’ve got until 11 as a parent and once they’re 11, that’s it!’ I saw that in JR, he’s got a great heart and he’s a good kid but he just made some slightly wrong decisions and they had huge consequences.”

Son of a Gun is rated 14A.

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