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Directed by Gethin Aldous and Jairus McLeary
Produced by Jairus McLeary, Alice Henty, Miles McLeary, and Angela Sostre
Cinematography: Arturo Santamaria
Editing: Amy Foote
Runtime: 89 min
Release Date: 08 September 2017
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
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Riveting, utterly unselfconscious fly-on-the-wall documentary about a group therapy retreat at Folsom Prison in which level-four convicts and men from the outside encounter each other and the darkest elements of themselves. Utterly convincing that, for many incarcerated men, "the work" works.