Franco Nero (Django) stars as an architect thrown in jail tor a misdemeanour. Inside, he sees the grim reality of life behind bars,faced with corrupt guards and a prison yard ruled by the mafia. Damiano Damiani (A Bullet for the General) continues his exploration of mafia stories with this gritty prison drama. Nero gives a sympathetic performance as the honest man, while support is given by noted character actors including Riccardo Cucciolla (Rabid Dogs) as another innocent and John Steiner (Tenebrae) as a psychotic killer.
New interview with star Franco Nero (2022,14 mins)
Archival documentary on the making of the film featuring actor Corrado Solari, assistant director Enrique Bergier and editor Antonio Siciliano (2015,28 mins)
Italy's Cinematic Civil Conscience: An Examination of the Life and Works of Damiano Damiani - A visual essay on the filmmaker by critic Rachael Nisbet (2023,35 mins)
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