In custody

Movie
German title	In custody
Original title	Detainment
Country of production	Ireland
original language	English
Publishing year	2018
length	30 minutes
Rod
Director	Vincent Lambe
script	Vincent Lambe
production	Robert Dwyer-Joyce; Vincent Lambe
music	Filip Sijanec
camera	Patrick Jordan
cut	Vincent Lambe
occupation
	Ely Solan : Jon Venables; Leon Hughes : Robert Thompson; Will O'Connell : Detective Dale; David Ryan : Detective Scott; Tara Breathnach : Susan Venables; Killian Sheridan : Neil Venables;

In custody (Original title: Detainment ) is an Irish short film directed by Vincent Lambe from 2018. The film is based on the murder of James Bulger by two 10-year-old children in England. It was nominated in the Best Short Film category at the 91st Academy Awards in 2019 .

action

In the film, the two boys Jon and Robert are interrogated separately. They are accused of kidnapping two-year-old James from a mall and then murdering him.

background

The real-life interrogation records of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson form the basis of the plot of In Custody . According to director and screenwriter Vincent Lambe, the movie's concern is to understand why the boys committed the murder. He wants to set a contrast to the opinion spread in the tabloid media that the boys are simply "bad".

reception

In custody received generally positive reviews. In particular, the achievements of the young actors were praised. The film has so far received the approval of 83 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics with an average rating of 7.8 out of a possible 10 points.

The film has been criticized for being made without the consent of the murdered James Bulger's parents. The mother accuses the film of generating sympathy for the perpetrators and petitioned to withdraw the Oscar nomination.

Awards (selection)

Nomination in the “Best Short Film” category at the 2019 Academy Awards
Special Jury Award at the Young Director Award during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2018
Don Quixote Award at the 58th Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ All winners of the 2019 Academy Awards at a glance. Welt.de , February 25, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .
↑ Interview with Vincent Lambe - director of "In Gewahrsam". (Video) Arte , May 25, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .
↑ Peter Debruge: Film Review: '2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action'. Variety , February 22, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .
↑ Jennie Kermode: Detainment. eyeforfilm.co.uk, November 15, 2018, accessed October 29, 2019 .
↑ Markus Trutt: This Oscar nomination is causing a huge controversy. Film releases January 23, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .
↑ Zoe Drewett: James Bulger's mother says film about son's killers shouldn't be on Oscar list. Metro.co.uk, January 7, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .
↑ 91st Oscars Shortlist. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
↑ Young Director Award - Winners 2018. Accessed October 29, 2019 .
↑ Krakow Film Festival 2018 - Awards. Retrieved October 29, 2019 .

[1] All winners of the 2019 Academy Awards at a glance. Welt.de , February 25, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .

[2] Interview with Vincent Lambe - director of "In Gewahrsam". (Video) Arte , May 25, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .

[3] Peter Debruge: Film Review: '2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action'. Variety , February 22, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .

[4] Jennie Kermode: Detainment. eyeforfilm.co.uk, November 15, 2018, accessed October 29, 2019 .

[5] Markus Trutt: This Oscar nomination is causing a huge controversy. Film releases January 23, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .

[6] Zoe Drewett: James Bulger's mother says film about son's killers shouldn't be on Oscar list. Metro.co.uk, January 7, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .

[7] 91st Oscars Shortlist. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .

[8] Young Director Award - Winners 2018. Accessed October 29, 2019 .

[9] Krakow Film Festival 2018 - Awards. Retrieved October 29, 2019 .