The Penal Colony (1970)
- Original title
- La colonia penal
- Directed by
- Raúl Ruiz
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Chile
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A visitor comes to a remote penal colony where an officer demonstrates a complex torture and execution machine. The officer insists the machine is just and necessary, but the visitor questions its morality. The film explores the nature of justice and punishment.
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What happens
The Penal Colony (Spanish: La colonia penal) is a 1970 Chilean drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It is based on Franz Kafka's 1919 short story "In the Penal Colony". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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