CELL 211
(CELDA 211)
2009
Director: Daniel Monzón
Cell 211 is the representation of a prison riot which keeps you in suspense throughout. In this intriguing blend of events induced either by destiny or by choice, a viewer remains interested and involved.
This is not a classical black-and-white story. One cannot root for the good guys, because there is no good guys/bad guys division. Someone could assume that the ones behind the bars must be the bad ones, they are on the other side of the law, while the ones defending the law are automatically good ones. Not here.
On the other hand, this film does not defend prisoners and does not represent them as innocent and oppressed.
This movie and its director do not pick sides. The movie just makes us wonder about the society and the people society creates, and reminding us that it is difficult to find white in all those shades of gray.
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