Women in Prison
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1988-10-12
Runtime: 99 mins
Director: Charlotte Silvera
Writer: Charlotte Silvera
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Crime, Drama
Original title: Women in Prison
Production Companies: Apple Films, TF1 Production
Production Countries: France
Cast
Bernadette Lafont
Marie-Christine Barrault
Annie Girardot
Fanny Bastien
Milva
Agnès Soral
Corinne Touzet
Franci Camus
Élisabeth Lafont
Claudine Mavros
Edith Winkler
Sophie Minet
Manuela Gourary
Raymonde Heudeline
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