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Caged
Caged
	Official release poster
Directed by	Aaron Fjellman
Written by	Aaron Fjellman; James ‘Doc’ Mason;
Produced by	Pete Kirtley; Aaron Fjellman; Matthew Temple; Jessa Zarubica;
Starring	Edi Gathegi; Melora Hardin; Angela Sarafyan; Tony Amendola;
Cinematography	Jessica Young
Music by	Cj Johnson
Production; companies	Panic House Productions; Shifty Eye Productions (in association with);
Distributed by	Shout! Factory
Release dates	March 14, 2020 (Pasadena International Film Festival); January 26, 2021 (United States);
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Caged is a 2020 American drama film directed by Aaron Fjellman and starring Edi Gathegi, Melora Hardin, Angela Sarafyan and Tony Amendola. Fjellman co-wrote the screenplay with James 'Doc' Mason. The film was produced by Pete Kirtley, Aaron Fjellman, Matthew Temple and Jessa Zarubica.

Plot

An affluent African American psychiatrist is sent to federal prison after being found guilty of murdering his wife, and is then transferred to solitary confinement in the Security Housing Unit – (the SHU).

Despite maintaining his innocence, he finds himself a victim of prisoner abuse and, isolated and fighting for an appeal, slowly descends towards madness, pushed to breaking point by an abusive female guard hell bent on dispensing her own form of justice.

Increasingly haunted by internal demons and hallucinations involving his dead wife, he begins to question his own innocence and sanity, making his time in the SHU a never-ending nightmare.

Cast

Edi Gathegi as Dr. Harlow Reid
Melora Hardin as Officer Sacks
Angela Sarafyan as Amber Reid
Tony Amendola as Warden Perez
Robert R. Shafer as Officer Ganser
James Jagger as Zeke
Andy Mackenzie as The Voice
Jessa Sarubica as Receptionist
J. M. Scott as Fish
Jose Rosete as Inmate AA91763
Kenyon Glover as Inmate AA90046
Chris Blasman as Officer Jones
Roberto Montesinos as Officer Mendez
Grifon Aldren as Officer Adebayo
Pete Kirtley as Biohazard Man
Paul Hatter as Mancha -Thug in Shower
Matt Ramirez as Primo- Thug in Shower
Omar Heyward as Omarion – Inmate in Shower
Nicholas King as Ground Floor Watchman
Anthony Arrigo as Tower Guard
Izzy Traub as Gen-Pop Inmate
Steve Bakken as Officer Warren
Gabriel Jefferson as Officer Green
Hoyt Richards as Harper
Anzu Lawson as Shannon

Filming and production

Filming, under its working title of The SHU, commenced in October 2016. Principal photography took place at Remmet Studios, in Canoga Park, Los Angeles with exterior filming at Long Beach Shoreline Marina, Palmdale and Anaheim, California. Post-production video and audio editing was carried out in Los Angeles and at Pinewood Studios in Iver.^[1]

Release and critical reception

The film had its world premiere at the Pasadena International Film Festival in 2020 and was nominated for Best Feature Film, with Aaron Fjellman winning the Best Director award.^[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the film was not released until 2021 in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other territories.^[3]^[4]

It received mixed reviews but Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 72% based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 6.1/10.^[5]

References

^ "Listen Notes interview with Aaron Fjellman". Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^ "PIFF 2020 Nominees and Winners". Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^ "DEADLINE". Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
^ "insidepulse". Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^ "Caged". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved October 30, 2021.