Inside

Inside (2025)

After being transferred from juvenile to adult prison, Mel Blight is taken under the wing of both Mark Shepard, Australia’s most despised criminal, and Warren Murfett, a soon to be paroled inmate. As a paternal triangle grows between them, we see that even the worst of men have a little bit of good inside that will be their undoing.

Date of release
2025-02-27
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
Charles Williams

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Melbourne

Inside is a 2024 Australian prison drama film from writer/director Charles Williams and starring Guy Pearce. The film was theatrically released in Australian cinemas on 27 February 2025 and in the US on 20 June 2025.

Production

The film was directed by Charles Williams, who also wrote the screenplay. Inside is his feature film debut. Williams was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival his short film All These Creatures.

In order to achieve a high degree of authenticity in his film, Williams researched for years in prisons throughout Australia, but above all in his native Victoria.

The film received funding from Screen Australia and Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Premiere Fund and Screen NSW in 2023. Bonsai Films distributed for Australia and New Zealand, Quiver Distribution for North America with Goodfellas handling international sales.

Guy Pearce was confirmed as leading the cast in September 2023. Later in December, Cosmo Jarvis and Vincent Miller were confirmed to join the cast.

Principal photography took place in Melbourne in 2023, and wrapped on December 19, 2023. Parts of the film were shot on location at Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre and the newly constructed Western Plains Correctional Centre.

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