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Behind the Bars — Cinematic Prison Portrait

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Create an ultra-realistic cinematic portrait of a young South Asian man standing behind heavy black iron prison bars. His wrists are raised above his head and secured with realistic metal handcuffs connected by a short chain. He wears a black leather jacket over a light gray/white button-up shirt. His expression is serious, calm, and emotionally restrained, with a direct gaze toward the camera.

The setting is a dark, gritty prison-like environment with a textured gray stone/brick wall in the background. The foreground is dominated by multiple vertical black iron bars, creating strong depth and framing the subject naturally. Use realistic metal reflections on the bars and handcuffs, detailed leather texture, natural skin texture, visible facial hair, realistic hair strands, and authentic fabric details.

Lighting should be dramatic and slightly harsh, resembling a cinematic flash photograph, with subtle shadows across the face and background. Maintain realistic proportions and anatomy, natural facial features, sharp subject detail, shallow atmospheric depth, muted dark tones, and a gritty crime-thriller movie aesthetic.

Composition: centered portrait, eye-level camera, medium shot, symmetrical framing, vertical bars prominently visible in the foreground.
Photography: ultra-realistic, photorealistic, DSLR, full-frame camera, 50mm lens, realistic flash photography, high detail, natural contrast, cinematic color grading.
Aspect ratio: 4:5 vertical.
Negative prompt: cartoon, illustration, CGI, plastic skin, excessive retouching, beauty filter, distorted hands, extra fingers, malformed handcuffs, unrealistic bars, oversharpening, HDR effect, text, watermark, logo.

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