L' Ombre et la nuit (1980)
- Original title
- L'ombre et la nuit
- Directed by
- Jean-Louis Leconte
- Genre
- drama film
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film shows the daily life of a prisoner on death row. He struggles with torments, memories, and suicide attempts as he descends into silence and madness.
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