Underplayed Gems

Out of Control (2002)

Out of Control poster
Directed by
Dominic Savage
Genre
crime, drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A single mother struggles to keep her teenage son out of trouble after his involvement in crimes leads him to a young offenders institute. A prison officer tries to protect him from bullying, but the situation spirals toward a tragic end.

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What happens

Out of Control is a 2002 British television film written and directed for the BBC by Dominic Savage. Tamzin Outhwaite stars as Shelley Richards, an impoverished single mother whose son, Dean (Danny Young), is involved in a string of crimes that lead to his incarceration in a young offenders institute (YOI). David Morrissey plays prison officer Mike, who tries to keep Dean out of trouble but has difficulty watching him all the time. After continuous bullying at the YOI, Dean is no longer able to cope and makes a fatal decision. Out of Control is the third in a loose trilogy of films by Savage about social deprivation, following Nice Girl (2000) and When I Was Twelve (2001). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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