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Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1990)
Director: Donna Deitch, Joan Micklin Silver, Penelope Spheeris
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Made for cable, this three-part film by women, about women in prison and its effect upon their families, is less convincing than the average TV documentary. Outwardly swaggering but inwardly crushed, the subjects gradually progress towards rehabilitation and remorse to save their children. Prison authorities come across as tough but fair, with the exception of the members of Silver's 'Parole Board' - easily the best of the trio - who have trouble understanding that a pregnant battered wife who sees her daughter attacked might resort to firearms.Author: BC
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Cast & crew
Director: Donna Deitch, Joan Micklin Silver, Penelope Spheeris
Producer: Gerald T Olson
Cast: Rae Dawn Chong, Lolita Davidovich, Annabella Sciorra, Talisa Soto, Rachel Ticotin, Silvana Gallardo, Grace Zabriskie, Francesca Roberts full cast
Duration: 90 mins
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