Prigione di donne (1974)
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Martine Brochard, Marilù Tolo, Isabelle De Valvert, Erna Schürer, Katia Christine, Cristina Galbo, Luciana Turina, Corrado Gaipa, Lorenzo Piani, Antonio Spaccatini, Tom Felleghy, Jill Pratt
A young French tourist is imprisoned in Italy after drugs are planted on her, forcing her to endure the harsh injustices of prison life.
The story
Martine, a young French tourist visiting Italy with a compatriot friend, is arrested when drugs are found in her pocket. The dose was planted there by a delinquent young girl, but Martine is nevertheless sent to prison. There she encounters other inmates and a brutal environment marked by suffering, the inhumanity of the nuns, and numerous injustices. As Martine faces life inside, she must contend with the consequences of a charge she did not deserve.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Martine, a young French tourist visiting Italy with a compatriot friend, is arrested after drugs are found in her pocket. The dose had been planted there by a delinquent young girl. In prison, she meets other inmates, but the prison is hell: there she will come to know suffering, the nuns’ inhumanity, and many injustices. After a riot staged by the inmates, the girl is transferred along with some of her fellow prisoners. Cleared of the charges, she is released, but the experience has left its mark on her...
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