Survivors Guide to Prison (2018)

Original title

Survivor's Guide to Prison

Directed by

Matthew Cooke

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at problems inside the United States prison system. It focuses on two men who were wrongly convicted and shares their experiences along with advice from former inmates and experts.

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What happens

Survivors Guide to Prison is a 2018 documentary film directed by Matthew Cooke exploring the United States prison system, largely through the lens of two wrongly convicted men, Reggie Cole and Bruce Lisker. The film, narrated by Cooke and Susan Sarandon, focuses on problems one might face against the prison system via segments covering topics such as plea bargains, solitary confinement, and the difficulties of life after prison. The movie features interviews with former prison inmates, police officers, court officials, lawyers, and journalists, as well as many appearances by celebrities such as Danny Glover, B-Real, Macklemore, Deepak Chopra, RZA, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Quincy Jones, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Ice-T, and Danny Trejo. Some of the celebrities interviewed are themselves former prison inmates. The film was executive produced by Adrian Grenier and Susan Sarandon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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