In Hell (2003) – Ringo Lam.

Kyle LeBlanc (JCVD) receives life for killing his wife's murderer, serving his sentence in a corrupt, Draconian jail wherein he must, quite literally, fight in order to survive. The simplistic premise to action maestro Ringo Lam's exhilaratingly brutalist fight flick belies one of the Belgian Kickboxing icon's gutsiest performances. Memorably meanspirited, the moodily downbeat Prison-set In Hell remains a dramatically compelling close quarters combat classic, galvanized with a dazzling display of hardcore, bonebreakingly brutal, viciously executed fight scenes. A grimmer, more nihilist version of A.W.O.L with way more claret, and conspicuously less spandex. I've always enjoyed the visibly dynamic Lam/Dammage DTV combo, and In Hell is a thrilling, tibia thrashing testament to their blissfully bellicose art.