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Bless You, Prison
Bless You, Prison

Bless You, Prison

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Based on Nicole Valery-Grossu's European best seller autobiographic novel "Bless you, prison", the film is a true story, with real events and characters. A young intellectual woman, Nicole is arrested. There follow three months of exhausting interrogation and isolation. Alone in a cell, she undergoes a spiritual experience similar to that of the great mystics.

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Budget

$300000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Romanian

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

08 November 2002

Country

Romania

Cast

Maria Ploae

Maria Ploae

Nicoleta

Dorina Lazăr

Dorina Lazăr

Prison Director

Ecaterina Nazare

Ecaterina Nazare

Prisoner

Maria Rotaru

Maria Rotaru

Prisoner

Victoria Cociaș

Victoria Cociaș

Iulia Lazăr

Iulia Lazăr

Romanița Ionescu

Romanița Ionescu

Mioara Ifrim

Mioara Ifrim

Eugenia Maci

Eugenia Maci

Eugenia Bosânceanu

Eugenia Bosânceanu

Margareta Pogonat

Margareta Pogonat

Tamara Creţulescu

Tamara Creţulescu

Monica Ghiuță

Monica Ghiuță

Ion Pavlescu

Ion Pavlescu

Cristina Tacoi

Cristina Tacoi

Rodica Lazăr

Rodica Lazăr

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