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The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations. R also stands for Rachid, a young Muslim prisoner who becomes Rune's friend and accomplice, defying the rigid racial stratifications among the inmates.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6.868/10

Release Date

22 April 2010

Country

Denmark

Cast

Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

Rune

Dulfi Al-Jabouri

Dulfi Al-Jabouri

Rashid

Roland Møller

Roland Møller

Mureren

Jacob Gredsted

Jacob Gredsted

Carsten

Omar Shargawi

Omar Shargawi

Bazhir

Kim Winther

Kim Winther

Kim

Jorg Beutnagel

Jorg Beutnagel

Bjørn

Sune Nørgaard

Sune Nørgaard

Sune

Claus Poulsen

Claus Poulsen

Claus

Helmuth Kristensen

Helmuth Kristensen

Helmuth

Ali Nehzed

Ali Nehzed

Ali

Søren Thomsen

Søren Thomsen

4. vest

Georg A. Svendsen

Georg A. Svendsen

Lars Jensen

Lars Jensen

Johnny Nielsen

Johnny Nielsen

Claus Saric Pedersen

Claus Saric Pedersen

Laila Andersson

Laila Andersson

Ronnie Jensen

Ronnie Jensen

Mia Maria Back

Mia Maria Back

Erik Bo Andersen

Erik Bo Andersen

Bushra Sadaio

Bushra Sadaio

Jonas Hofer

Jonas Hofer

Baker Al-Jabouri

Baker Al-Jabouri

Johnny Rasmussen

Johnny Rasmussen

Dan Pedersen

Dan Pedersen

Torben Sten Jung Østergaard

Torben Sten Jung Østergaard

Mik Møller

Mik Møller

Jacob Kjerkegaard

Jacob Kjerkegaard

Tobias Lindholm

Tobias Lindholm

Brian Sandmand Mortensen

Brian Sandmand Mortensen

Lars Sandmand Mortensen

Lars Sandmand Mortensen

Najwan Shaba

Najwan Shaba

Carsten Pedersen

Carsten Pedersen

Adnan Kadic

Adnan Kadic

Mandeep Singh

Mandeep Singh

Karsten Nielsen

Karsten Nielsen

Kasper Pedersen

Kasper Pedersen

Bilal Yücelbas

Bilal Yücelbas

Fatayi Lawal

Fatayi Lawal

John Silver Nielsen

John Silver Nielsen

Arne Thomas Mayoh Moreno

Arne Thomas Mayoh Moreno

Gert Johnsen

Gert Johnsen

Jens Troense

Jens Troense

Peter Thisted

Peter Thisted

Hans Juel Sørensen

Hans Juel Sørensen

Jan Bækgaard

Jan Bækgaard

Kai Thaisen

Kai Thaisen

Mikael Smidt Jensen

Mikael Smidt Jensen

Jesper Stürup-Toft

Jesper Stürup-Toft

Carsten Mogensen

Carsten Mogensen

Kristian Hasselstrøm

Kristian Hasselstrøm

Simon Engstrøm

Simon Engstrøm

René Paulsen

René Paulsen

Kjeld Thomsen

Kjeld Thomsen

Amer Rasinlic

Amer Rasinlic

Armen Levoni

Armen Levoni

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