We don't know where he is, but it's clear that he's secluded, quarantined, under observation, a prisoner of sorts (LOST fans were fast to recognize how similar this was to Desmond's introduction, too).
The approach starts with the simple observation that prisoners who are unmanageable in one setting often behave perfectly reasonably in another.
This makes Östlund's characters seem like prisoners, or lab rats, under observation, and their constant visibility subtly raises the stakes throughout.
The 19-year-old, who is being held at the women's facility at Rikers Island, in a mental observation unit for prisoners with psychiatric problems, must decide whether to accept a 17-year sentence in a plea deal offered by prosecutors -- which would amount to spending roughly another 13 years in prison -- or go to trial and face the possibility of a life sentence.
"I was raped in 2007 by another prisoner, and placed on self-harm observation status because I was feeling suicidal," wrote one respondent.
One prisoner was captured, while lines of observation were set up, which maintained a close watch over the country east and south of the town.
Another prison refused to accept any more prisoners from court because so many cell observation panels were broken, placing officers at risk of being assaulted when carrying out their checks.
How do staff undertake observations of prisoners who use the program?
But what if Shawn is simply a prisoner of his useless body and actually has acute observation, a wide-ranging intelligence and a rich inner life?
He pointed out that the film fails to portray how the prisoners manufacture the weapons and hide them under Winter's observation.
