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Histoire de Pen (2002)

Histoire de Pen poster
Original title
Histoire de pen
Directed by
Michel Jetté
Genre
drama film, prison film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
14A
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man narrates his experiences and time spent inside a prison. The film adapts a collection of true prison stories.

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What happens

Inside (French: Histoire de pen, also released in the United Kingdom as Banged Up) is a Québécois film directed by Michel Jetté and released in 2002, about a young man's time in a penitentiary. It is based on Léo Lévesque's collection of prison stories Contes en coup de poing. The film was classified 13+ in Québec and 18+ in the United Kingdom, and features Emmanuel Auger, Karyne Lemieux and David Boutin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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