Fereshteh

A hardened gun-for-hire's latest mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.

Ayna is an actor, and the prison is his stage. Unable to pursue his passion in a rigid society, he turns real life into his theater—taking money from the powerful to serve their prison sentences in their place. Everything changes when he falls for the girl next door, inspiring him to pull off one final swap and leave the dark trade forever. But his last performance plunges him deep into a treacherous rabbit hole. To survive a merciless system and break free from a criminal game he helped build, this underdog must execute the ultimate escape.

The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations. R also stands for Rachid, a young Muslim prisoner who becomes Rune's friend and accomplice, defying the rigid racial stratifications among the inmates.

A model student transfers to the notorious Jungmoon High School known for its severe corporal punishment by teachers and power struggles between school gangs.