
Martian Child
2007


“Based on a true story, ‘Rise’ sees Will wrongly accused then stripped of his career and freedom, he must survive maximum security prison and the infamous Jimmy Cove to prove his innocence...”
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The true story of a young man falsely accused of rape and sentenced to six years in a maximum security prison. He must rely on survival skills and an unlikely bond with an infamous inmate to prove his innocence and regain his freedom.
Director
Mack LindonWriter
Streaming availability for India
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Original Language
English
Budget
$446K
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Will (Nathan Wilson) is a young nurse imprisoned for rape after a drunken one night stand. Protesting his innocence, he must adapt to the harsh realities of prison life while his barristers try to organise an appeal. Fortunately, he falls in with Jimmy (Martin Sacks) who, after a bit of hostility, becomes his pal and protector. He also discovers God, or the Christian faith at any rate, whilst incarcerated and we watch his personality and maturity develop over the next 1¾ hours. Somehow it doesn't quite work, though. It is oddly sterile. Why do the pair bond? The religious undertones are so sub…
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