Prison Movies

About a man hunt when a man escapes from the prison.

A documentary about Goran Ivandic 'Ipe', the drummer of most popular Yugoslav rock band of all time, Sarajevo-based "Bijelo dugme" (White Button)....

One day, a prison guard, Tae-jeo finds out one of the prisoners, Mi-young, has a teenage daughter, Jun-young. Tae-jeo meets Jun-young for the first...

Two best friends play practical jokes on each other until things get out of hand.

Documentary about the magnitude and severity of domestic violence. This film features four women imprisoned for killing their batterers and their...

Eight-year-old Elvis’ world begins to sink when his mother marries an immigrant stranger for money.

A short, low-budget documentary that follows a small jobbing band from the north of England called 'Hardwicke Circus' as they perform a gig and music...

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.

Should a punishment fit the crime?

The documentary, " Death and the Judge", revolves around Iran's most famous criminal judge, Azizmohammadi. He served as a criminal judge for 45 years...

Two inmates make written contact through a personal ad that is hidden and found in a pair of work trousers. The pen-pal relationship turns into love,...

A short 1983 documentary about an alternative to prison.

A young pickpocket is taken in by an attorney who attempts to 'civilize' her.

Set in an open prison, where a former trade union activist subjects his more passive cell mate to an incessant barrage of union mumbo-jumbo.

A young woman marries against her father's will, but the happy life she expected turns into a series of tragedies.

Stage director Frank Castorf “might have been born to direct From the House of the Dead” (Opera Today). His gritty, visually striking...

A man is facing a trial for murdering a Latvian union leader, which more likely than not will end with a death sentence. A close-up look at his...

When a young man is accused of a crime, his prideful confession resonates in the face of injustice.

Nearly 10,000 children in Britain visit a parent in prison every week, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Catey Sexton gives a humane and sensitive insight...