As Jimmy Keene, Oscar-nominee Taron Egerton goes from regular prison inmate to maximum security lockup in a bid to extract a murder confession from another inmate in “Black Bird.”
The drama, inspired by real events, tells a compelling tale about a star high school athlete-turned-minor-drug-kingpin, who is sent to prison after accepting a plea deal he’s assured by his retired police officer father (Ray Liotta) will only keep him inside for two years (the judge gives him 10, with no possibility of parole).
But, when Jimmy learns his dad has had a stroke over his fall from grace, and continues to face serious medical issues, Egerton’s character strikes a bargain with detectives and the DA’s office to be transferred to the worst prison in the state on assignment.