A Venezuelan prison exposé so raw it got the director banned from filmmaking.
Ramon Antonio Brizuela is a criminal whose life passes between rounds, parties and showdowns. Recognized by a witness during an assault, he is taken to jail where he becomes aware of the unfair and corrupt judicial system.
Direction
De la Cerda's documentary-style brutality, banned by dictatorship.
Acting
Zarramera's feral charisma masks devastating vulnerability.
Writing
Dialogue so authentic it feels wiretapped from actual prisons.
Director
Clemente de la Cerda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Banned by Venezuela's COPEI government for 'subverting social morals'—essentially making it required viewing.
Lead actor Orlando Zarramera was an actual former delinquent; his casting was de la Cerda's middle finger to professional acting.
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