“Chained” (**1/2 out of four) was an uneasy but engrossing pulp psychodrama about an abused and bullied young boy (Marlon Kazadi) who escapes his disillusioned life when he meets a criminal (Aleks Paunovic) chained inside an abandoned warehouse but the tables soon become turned when he soon becomes an abuser himself of the criminal and leads to a psychological power orientation and struggle between the two and also the boy’s abusive father (Adrian Holmes). Rough and difficult subject matter is turned into compelling material by strong acting and storytelling. Paunovic in particular is riveting as the chained and sympathetic criminal. Not to be confused with 2012 thriller of the same name.