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'{{short description|2018 film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Detainment | image = Detainment.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = [[Vincent Lambe]] | producer = Robert Dwyer-Joyce<br>Vincent Lambe | writer = Vincent Lambe | starring = Ely Solan<br>Leon Hughes | music = Filip Sijanec | cinematography = Patrick Jordan | editing = Vincent Lambe | studio = Twelve Media | distributor = Network Ireland Television<br>[[ShortsTV]] | released = {{film date|2018|5||[[2018 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|df=yes}} | runtime = 30 minutes | country = Ireland | language = English }} '''''Detainment''''' is a 2018 Irish [[short film|short]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Vincent Lambe]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/detainment-director-vincent-lambe-james-bulger-case-a4041341.html |title=Detainment director Vincent Lambe: 'I wanted to bring some shades of grey to the James Bulger case' |last=McCoy |first=Frankie |work=[[Evening Standard]] |date=17 January 2019 |access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> about the [[murder of James Bulger]].<ref name = BBCNom>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46964691 |title=Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' over nomination |work=BBC News |date=22 January 2019 |access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> It was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Live Action Short Film]] at the [[91st Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/oscar-nomination-short-film-detainment-backlash-britain-jamie-bulger-1203115620/ |title=Oscar Nomination for Short Film ‘Detainment’ Sparks Backlash in Britain |work=Variety |date=23 January 2019 |access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref> ==Plot== A re-enactment partially altered for dramatic purposes of the real-life event of what happened to James Bulger shows 10-year-old boys Jon Venables and Robert Thompson each asked questions in different Liverpool police stations about what happened to James. They constantly blame each other, and flashbacks are shown of their time together with James. Eventually, they are found guilty of murdering James, and both boys are arrested offscreen. ==Cast== * Ely Solan as Jon Venables * Leon Hughes as Robert Thompson * Will O'Connell as Detective Dale * David Ryan as Detective Scott * Tara Breathnach as Susan Venables * Killian Sheridan as Neil Venables ==Reception== ''Detainment'' received generally positive reviews from critics with many praising the performances, particularly Solan's, and the handling of its subject matter, although many have criticised Lambe's decision to make the film without the consent of James Bulger's family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/detainment|title=Detainment (2018) |access-date=22 March 2019|via=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> In January 2019, it was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Live Action Short Film]] at the [[91st Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46917940 |title=Oscars 2019: Winners in full |work=BBC News |date=25 February 2019 |access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref> Denise Fergus, the mother of James Bulger, stated that she was "disgusted and upset" by the film and its subsequent nomination because the film was made without contacting her family. She had previously circulated a petition to have it removed from Oscar consideration, which drew more than 227,000 signatures by 29 January 2019, and wrote to the film's director Vincent Lambe to withdraw it from the Oscars.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother sends plea to Detainment film director |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47040790 |website=BBC News |date=31 January 2019 |access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref> Lambe said that he would not be doing so, saying "It's like saying we should burn every copy of it. I think it would defeat the purpose of making the film."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46995039 |title=Bulger film director 'won't withdraw' from Oscars race |work=BBC News |date=24 January 2019 |access-date=24 January 2019}}</ref> The film has {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} approval rating from critics on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on {{RT data|count|spell=y}} reviews, and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/detainment|title=Detainment (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref> Malcolm Stevens, who oversaw the detention of the killers as the former [[Home Secretary]]'s professional adviser, defended the making of the film in an editorial, saying that it raised questions regarding the treatment of young offenders which he felt "successive governments have striven to avoid".<ref>{{cite web|type=editorial|last1=Stevens|first1=Malcolm|date=28 January 2019|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/malcolm-stevens/james-bulger-robert-thompson-jon-venables-detainment |title=When children kill a child: the Bulger case and an Oscar-nominated film |work=openDemocracy |access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{official|http://www.detainmentfilm.com}} * {{IMDb title|6813264}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Detainment}} [[Category:2018 drama films]] [[Category:2018 films]] [[Category:2018 short films]] [[Category:2010s historical drama films]] [[Category:British historical drama films]] [[Category:Drama films based on actual events]] [[Category:English-language Irish films]] [[Category:Films set in 1993]] [[Category:Irish historical drama films]] [[Category:Irish short films]] [[Category:2010s English-language films]]'