Bless You, Prison

Bless You, Prison

2002 · 90 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, History

Based on Nicole Valery-Grossu's European best seller autobiographic novel "Bless you, prison", the film is a true story, with real events and characters. A young intellectual woman, Nicole is arrested. There follow three months of exhausting interrogation and isolation. Alone in a cell, she undergoes a spiritual experience similar to that of the great mystics.

Directed by Nicolae Mărgineanu · Written by Nicole Valéry-Grossu

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