Bless You, Prison

Summary 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 in the years of Stalinism simply for being an active member of an opposition party. 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. She proceeds to an in-depth soul-searching that helps her discover the power of faith and steels her to put up resistance. Nicole goes through the ordeal of communist prisons, conflicts and risky activities, and manages to provide a heartening example for the other inmates. Daily prison life is not drab but full of unexpected happenings like a story. View more details

Bless You, Prison

Directed : Nicolae Margineanu

Written : Nicolae Margineanu Catalin Cocris Nicole Valéry-Grossu

Stars : Maria Ploae Dorina Lazar Ecaterina Nazare Maria Rotaru

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Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Nov 7, 2002

Countries of origin : Romania

Language : Romanian

Filming locations : Bucharest, Romania

Production companies : Agerfilm S.r.l.

Summary 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 in the years of Stalinism simply for being an active member of an opposition party. 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. She proceeds to an in-depth soul-searching that helps her discover the power of faith and steels her to put up resistance. Nicole goes through the ordeal of communist prisons, conflicts and risky activities, and manages to provide a heartening example for the other inmates. Daily prison life is not drab but full of unexpected happenings like a story. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Nov 7, 2002

Countries of origin : Romania

Language : Romanian

Filming locations : Bucharest, Romania

Production companies : Agerfilm S.r.l.

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