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Lust for Freedom (1987)

Lust for Freedom poster
Directed by
Eric Louzil
Genre
women in prison film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of women are trapped in a corrupt and brutal prison. They have to fight back against the sadistic guards and warden to survive and escape.

exploitativecampygrungylow-budgetgrityprovocativebleakrevenge-driven

What happens

Lust for Freedom is a 1987 "women in prison" film directed, produced and co-written by Eric Louzil, and starring Melanie Coll. The film was originally shot at a cost of $50,000 in 1985, under the title of Georgia County Lock-up. In 1986, Troma Team provided $125,000 to alter the film for a theatrical release. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987, before premiering theatrically the following year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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