BigList
Login / Sign up
Women in Prison (1988)

Women in Prison (1988)

Drama Crime
Release Date: 1988, October 12
Directors: Charlotte Silvera
Countries: France
Production: Apple Films, Apple Films, TF1 Production, TF1 Production
Cast: Raymonde Heudeline, Annie Girardot, Manuela Gourary, Fanny Bastien, Marie-Christine Barrault, Bernadette Lafont, Corinne Touzet, Agnès Soral, Milva, Franci Camus, Élisabeth Lafont, Claudine Mavros

Overview:

Nicole (Agnes Soral) is sent up the river for infanticide in this routine woman-in-prison feature. There she meets Marthe (Annie Girardot), a fellow murderess who receives special treatment from the warden Dessombes (Marie-Christine Barrault). The warden frames Nelly (Bernadette Lafont) for drug possession and has her thrown into solitary confinement. Sabien (Corinne Touzet) is a newcomer convicted of armed robbery who latches on to the lesbian Lucie (Milva), a longtime prisoner slated for release.

Keywords:

women's prison