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Women in Prison

Women in Prison

Original Title: U zatvoru

19851h 46m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1985

Runtime

1h 46m

Storyline

After graduation, a young woman gets his first job in the women's prison in the province. The story follows her struggle to survive in a small town with her small child, alcohol addiction, and the battle with the prisoners and prison brutality and other schemers who wanted to remove her from working spot.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Jan 1, 1985
Languages
Serbo-Croatian
Director
Gordana Boškov
Production
Gama
Gama
Production Countries
Yugoslavia

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