Hell in the City

In an Edo-era women's prison, Ochiyo manages to escape execution during a fire and becomes determined to seek revenge against her harsh jailers.

Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a...

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Young convict Vince Everett, serving time for manslaughter, discovers his musical talent in prison and becomes a rock and roll star after his...

A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.

A rich man's enemies cause him to lose his money, his best friend (his dog), as he goes to jail. Once free he spends all his time hunting for his...

Dodo Rozak just wants to be a good father to his daughter, Kartika, despite his limited intelligence, acts and behaves like children. In fact, it is...

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the...

As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got her framed for murder.

Three women are in enclosed psychological zones that function as both refuge and jail.