A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange is a controversial science fiction by British author, which was made into an equally controversial  by film director Stanley Kubrick. The main characters are Alex, a young sociopath (portrayed by in the film), and his gang of thugs, whom he calls his "droogs". The plotline (in both the film and the movie) revolves around a crime spree perpetrated by the gang and Alex's subsequent apprehension, incarceration and attempted rehabilition.