Stranded on the Island

<p>Stranded On The Island</p><p>​Seven Buildings. 8 Stories. One Nightmare.</p><p>​Welcome to Rikers Island where the only rule is survival.</p><p> </p><p>​In the dark beating heart of New York City's correctional system innocence is a liability and violence is the only currency that matters. TA Euro delivers a raw unfiltered look into the lives of seven individuals trapped within the notorious jail complex-each fighting a war against the inmates the officers and the system itself.</p><p>​Inside the barbed wire their paths inevitably cross in a web of corruption and despair:</p><p>​Jason (RNDC): A 16-year-old first-timer handed a razor by a guard and forced to make a choice: become a victim or become a monster.</p><p>​Nicky (RMSC): A woman serving a short bid who finds herself entangled in a dangerous affair with a manipulative Correction Officer.</p><p>​Sullivan (GRVC): The Five Star General of the housing unit-a C.O. who runs the drug trade from the officer's bubble.</p><p>​Justin (OBCC): A snitch playing a deadly game of chess with the police only to find himself checkmated by his own past.</p><p>​Khaleek & Leroy: Men crushed by a system that ignores mental health and punishes the innocent.</p><p>​Lil Sav (West Facility): A multi-platinum rapper who discovers that fame makes you a target not a king when the cell door closes.</p><p>​From the intake pens to the high-security blocks Stranded On The Island is a gripping anthology of urban grit and human resilience. As their stories collide a movement begins to rise from the ashes-one demanding that the world finally look at what happens on The Island.</p><p>​The charges might be dropped but the scars last forever.</p>