Through the Wire Movie Review 1990

A startling account of a little-known prison located in Lexington, Kentucky. The high-security complex opened in 1986 and was designed to hold political prisoners. The three women detained there were given inordinately lengthy sentences, kept in stark, constantly lit cells, and routinely abused, both mentally and physically. Following the complaints of numerous human rights organizations, the women were released and the complex ordered shut down. In September of 1989, this ruling was overturned, and since then 16 more of these prisons have been built.

Distribution

The Cinema Guild, 130 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016-7038, Phone: (212)685-6242, Toll-free: 800-723-5522, Fax: (212)685-4717, Email: info@cinemaguild.com, URL: http://www.cinemaguild.com, Remarks: Some programs available in PAL & SECAM.

Available on VHS
Running time 77 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Women

Director

Nina Rosenblum

Other

Susan Sarandon

Producer

The Cinema Guild, PBS