Description

A lawman must side with a gang of criminals if hes to save his own life in this action drama from Spanish director Daniel Monzon. Juan Oliver (Alberto Ammann) has accepted a job as a prison guard and the day before he begins work he leaves his pregnant wife Elena (Marta Etura) at home and goes to the penitentiary for an orientation session. During a tour of the facilities Juan is struck on the head in a freak accident he passes out and is carried to a nearby cell. As the jailers wait for a doctor to arrive a riot breaks out and Juan is left behind. When he wakes up all is in chaos and Malamadre (Luis Tosar) and a band of fellow inmates have taken control of the prison.