Battered Flesh

Battered Flesh

1978 · 99 min · ★ 3.4 · Drama

Berta, imprisoned in Franco's Spain on fraud charges, learns to navigate the indignities of prison, spreading her own brand of kindness and empathy to the other inmates, but she unwillingly learns a valuable lesson when she falls in love with one of them.

Directed by Javier Aguirre · Written by Javier Aguirre

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