年轻男孩艾瑞克因罪行入狱,他暴力的行径进一步导致他被转移到成人监狱,在那里他遇到了老辣的对手尼夫,令人意想不到的是,尼夫是他失散多年的父亲,两人是否可以在一个危机四伏的监狱里重建亲子关系?Eric Love is a 19 year old teenager who is so violent he has been 'Starred Up' (Moved to Adult prison) where he finds his father Neville who Eric hasn't seen since he was 5 (since he was put into care). Neville tries to get Eric to settle down, so Eric gets a chance to go through therapy with Oliver.