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Russia's Toughest Prison
Filmmakers Nick Read and Mark Franchetti gain access to Federal Penal Colony No. 56 situated in central Russia, where they focused their eye for detail on the prisoner's daily live
Federal Penal Colony No. 56 is situated in central Russia, in the middle of a forest larger than Germany and a seven-hour drive from the nearest city. In winter, temperatures fall to 40 below zero. There are 260 prisoners serving out their sentences here, all of them for murder. Following tough negotiations, filmmakers Nick Read and Mark Franchetti managed to gain access to this isolated world, where they focused their meticulous eye for detail on the prisoner's daily lives.
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Sun 21 Jun 2015
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