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After Prison, What? (1951)

After Prison, What? poster
Original title
After Prison What?
Directed by
Ron Weyman
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
12 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary looks at what happens to people after they are released from prison. It follows one man as he tries to rebuild his life and stay out of trouble.

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What happens

After Prison, What? (Après le bagne) is a 1951 Canadian dramatized short documentary film directed by Ron Weyman for the National Film Board of Canada as part of its Canada Carries On series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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