The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Maria, an unfortunate young woman, kills her rapist father in self-defense, and is later tried, sentenced, and shipped off to a woman's penitentiary where she and her fellow inmates are subjected to psychological and sexual abuse at the hands of a psychotic lesbian warden.
Ratings
IMDb4.4/10
67 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter BaumgartnerOriginal Music Composer
- Jesús FrancoWriter
- Jesús FrancoDirector
Cast
- Lina RomayMaria da Guerra
- Paul MüllerCarlos Costa
- Monica SwinnThe Wardress
- Roger DartonMilton Warren
- Ronald WeissThe Warden
- Martine StedilBertha Contrini
- Eric FalkNestor
- Peggy MarkoffPompadour
- Raymond HardyJosé
- Beni CardosoRosaria Cortina
- Jesús FrancoMaria's Father (uncredited)
- Nathalie MannCast
Stills
Themes
prisonislandrapesadismwomen's prisondominatrixprison wardenprison escapefemale protagonistwrongful imprisonmenttorturehumiliation