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Malik el Djebena, who is condemned to six years in prison, cannot read or write, but soon figures out the politics of the prison. Though Malik is only 19-years-old, the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison corners him and gives him certain 'missions' to carry out. He quickly gains the confidence of the gang leader, as these assignments begin to toughen him up. But Malik soon develops some plans of his own.
3) 16 bars
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The documentary follows a unique rehabilitation effort in a Virginia jail that encourages inmates to write and record original music. In the jail's makeshift recording studio, four men collaborate to produce an album with Grammy-winner Todd 'Speech' Thomas of Arrested Development. As the creative process unfolds, these incarcerated artists must confront the traumas of their past, and music becomes the key to unlocking a new chapter in their lives....
4) T-34
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In 1944, a courageous group of Russian soldiers managed to escape from German captivity in a half-destroyed legendary T-34 tank. Those were the times of unforgettable bravery, fierce fighting, unbreakable love, and legendary miracles.
6) The way back
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Inspired by an incredible true story beginning in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a treacherous 4,500-mile trek to freedom across the world's most merciless landscapes. They have little food and few supplies. They don't know or trust each other. But together, they must withstand nature at its most extreme. Their humanity is further tested when they meet a teenage runaway who begs to...
7) 48 hrs
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Nolte is a rough-edged cop after two vicious cop-killers. He can't do it without the help of smooth and dapper Murphy, who is serving time for a half-million dollar robbery. Both pursue their separate goals--Nolte wants the villains and Murphy wants his money and some much-needed female companionship.
8) Criminal
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In order to stop a diabolical plot the memories, secrets, and skills of a dead CIA agent are implanted into a death-row inmate in hopes that he will complete the mission.
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Executive produced and hosted by Oscar�-winning actor Morgan Freeman, this compelling 8-part docuseries explores some of the most infamous prison escapes in history from Alcatraz and Rikers Island to Germanyb2ss Stalag Luft III and HM Prison Maze in Belfast. Featuring dramatic recreations and cutting-edge visual effects, alongwith interviews with some of the prisoners themselves, their families, their cellmates, and guards who were there, uncovers...
12) Stalag Luft
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"In a spoof of the great wartime escape movies, arrogant RAF Officer James Forrester, who has 23 escape attempts to his name and zero escapes, plans the Big One, the escape of all 327 prisoners from a POW camp in Germany. The only problem is he expects them to escape all at once"--Container.
13) Desert fury
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Inspired by true events. Two best friends enlist in the U S Army to fight in the Persian Gulf War, but the men and their unit are soon captured by Iraqi forces and must work together with other prisoners of war to escape the brutal, unforgiving desert while being hunted by the enemy.
14) Captive
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A single mother who struggles with drug addiction is held hostage in her own apartment by a fugitive who has escaped from prison and murdered the judge who was assigned to his case.
15) The prey
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Franck is serving a prison sentence after successfully robbing a national bank. Before he got caught he managed to hide the money. Now, more than just the police are looking for it. His cellmate Jean-Louis promises to look after Franck's family when he gets out, but a man named Manuel tells Franck that Jean-Louis is a suspected serial killer. Upon learning that his family might be in danger, Franck escapes from prison while police officer Claire and...
16) The Hammer
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A man serving forty years in prison is given the chance to box in the Olympics in exchange for his freedom.
17) The last castle
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General Irwin, a respected three-star tactician whose career ends in disgrace when he's court martialed and sent to a maximum security military prison, The Castle. Irwin quickly butts heads with the facility's autocratic warden, Colonel Winter, who runs his command with an iron fist, even killing prisoners when he deems it necessary. Irwin rallies his fellow convicts into a rag-tag army and leads them in a revolt against Winter, an action that the...
19) Bronson
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After being sent to jail for seven years for robbing a post office, Michael Peterson, a.k.a. Charles Bronson, spends thirty-four years in prison, most of them in solitary confinement for his behavior behind prison walls.
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