Black Mirror

Black Mirror

1981 · 88 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

A downbeat story of life inside a women's prison. There is more crime inside than out. When the inmates see that a woman is soon to be admitted for killing a young boy, they begin to plan her murder.

Directed by Pierre-Alain Jolivet · Written by Jean-Claude Carrière

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