Women in Cages

Women in Cages

The dirty dolls of devil's island. You can meet them for a price!

R 1971 · 81 min · ★ 5.1 · Action, Crime, Drama

Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy. She endures the harsh conditions, sadistic head matron and attempts on her life, then convinces her cell-mates to try to escape with her through the jungle, in spite of the knowledge that ruthless trackers will be sent out after them.

Directed by Gerardo de Leon · Written by James H. Watkins

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