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The Penitentiary

8.0(1)20221h 6m1

In 1982, Patrice Berthelot reports on the conditions of his detention in Sion prison through a correspondence with the director Anne Theurillat, who now transforms his words—by turns cheerful or imbued with mellow bitterness—into images, through an inspired cinematic construction. A question remains: is it possible for humanity to exist between four walls?

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  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Premiere15 Apr 2022

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The Penitentiary was released on 15 April 2022.

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