Synopsis:
After finding himself locked-up for a seriousl crime, young priest Jack (daniel Brocklebank) struggles to adapt to a life in an increasingly volatile prison replete with corrupt guards and a vulnerable cellmate. However, when he meets Martin, a prison guard, a passionate but clandestine affair develops and he gets a new lease on life. Both men's dreams of escaping together are threatened as tensions rise and battle lines are drawn, and soon their very survival becomes paramount. More visceral and gut-wrenching than most gay cinema in recent memory, Release's unflinching exploration of justice, retribution, repression, religion and love is an example of British cinema at it's most refreshing, controversial and exciting.