Dog Pound (film)

Dog Pound is a 2010 Canadian directtovideo dramathriller film directed by Kim Chapiron. Chapiron cowrote the screenplay with Jeremie Delon. It was released in Canada onSeptember 2010, but not theatrically, and went straighttoDVD, but it was only theatrically in the United States, United Kingdom also coproduction of the movie, France also coproduction of the movie, Mexico, Switzerland French speaking region only and Spain, This is Kim Chapirons only Canadian film as France is served as one of the coproductions for the film and her only film to be in directtovideo while her film in six countries including U.S., U.K. and France theatrically.

Butch, Davis and Angel are teenage criminals who have been sentenced to the Enola Vale Correctional Facility in Montana. Goodyear, a guard who looks after the young inmates, is tough, but fairminded, and urges the youngsters to play by the rules and quietly serve their time so they can earn a second chance on the outside. The new inmates have to deal with young men who have been in lockup for a while, many of whom have become accustomed to the violence and intimidation of life behind bars. Banks is a hard case who thrives on bullying those smaller and more vulnerable than himself. Once he targets Butch, the new inmate starts down a path of retribution from which there is no return.The focus revolves around Butch, who is imprisoned for attacking and blinding a correctional officer later revealed to be in selfdefense, as the correctional officer is accused of assaulting several other detainees. The film starts with an initial bedding in period where the main characters are briefed by Goodyear about how they should conduct themselves during their incarceration, including the possibility of earning points towards an early release should they behave. Butch initially attempts to conform with the rules. However, Davis finds himself the target of some of the longer term youths who have earned the special privileges reserved for good behavior, but have abused in order to intimidate the other boys. ........

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