Travis has just been released from prison and it quickly becomes apparent that much has changed while he’s been gone. While girlfriend Candice is on the up and auditioning to star in a Tina Turner musical, daughter Kenisha is struggling in school and her relationship with her mum is tense. So, when Travis buys Candice her dream dress for an audition, rather than smoothing over the family’s problems, it ends up creating even more. As secrets and desires left unsaid threaten to spill out, Travis is forced to re-examine who he is and how he wants to be perceived in the world.
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.
The Free Ones is a full-length documentary feature which shows us how four detainees are dealing with the end of their prison sentence, in a sawmill. Can a factory job help them to make the necessary transformation and become free men? Hidden from society’s view and through meetings with their instructors, psychotherapists and other participants, we accompany Samuel, Pierrot, Fred and Steve talk about their hopes and fears during this six-month transition period.
Every year, millions of Americans are incarcerated before even being convicted of a crime - all because they can't afford to post bail. How did we get here? “Trapped: Cash Bail in America” shines a light on our deeply flawed criminal justice system and the activists working to reform it. This new documentary explores the growing movement to end the inherent economic and racial inequalities of cash bail while highlighting victims impacted by an unjust system, the tireless campaigners fighting for criminal justice reform, and a bail industry lobbying to maintain the status quo.
Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together while fighting for the release of her incarcerated husband. An intimate, epic, and unconventional love story, filmed over two decades.
A story of Tomasz Komenda - a man, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison, for a crime he did not commit.
We Came to Heal” follows H.O.L.L.A!’s Healing Justice Movement - over a three years period capturing Healing Justice circles, the Healing Justice Summits and H.O.L.L.A!’ s human healing-centered praxis led by The Youth Organizing Collective (Y.O.C). We believe to move towards healing you need to create a space to build, to grow, and share our stories. Alone we are strong spirited, but together we are unstoppable in the fight to end all forms of violence in our Nation, our families and all relationships.
Efter 19 år bliver forbryderen Frank løsladt fra fængslet af helbredsmæssige årsager. Hans første handling er at genskabe forbindelsen til den søn, han måtte forlade. Der går dog ikke lang tid, før et andet vigtigt punkt på Franks dagsorden gør sig gældende: Hævn! Han vil have hævn over den gangsterboss, der forrådte ham og lod ham rådne bag tremmer. Men der var jo en grund til, at Frank blev løsladt. Han er syg, og den sygdom begynder stille og roligt at påvirke hans forhold til virkeligheden. Franks sind er ved at gå i opløsning. Kan han nå at få sin hævn, inden det er slut?
Danny Bishop is a gambling prodigy. After exiling himself to prison, he returns to his brothers home only to find himself back in the game because of a large debt for his protection in prison. He cons a group of high stakes gamblers, including his vicious rival, Alex, to a tournament. The story is a delicate balance between the tension of the game and the strained relationship with his brother.
After getting released from prison, Eeva returns to her old home town with only a shoulder bag, cellphone and the clothes she is wearing. She wants to find her grown-up daughter, but the townspeople soon make it clear that she is not welcome.
Three women in a re-entry house experience the reality of reintegration and attempt to acclimate to life after being released from incarceration and battling addiction.
Angel is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, she embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister that could destroy their future.
Recently released from prison, Beth is working with her public defender to get her son back from her sister, who was awarded legal custody while Beth was incarcerated for ten years. Soon after, Beth forms an unlikely alliance with Jess, an idealistic young protégé of the public defense team, who decides to take on Beth's cause whether she likes it or not.
A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder, returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.
A brutal home-jacking goes hopelessly wrong. Dave, one of the two robbers, manages to run off, leaving his brother Kenneth behind. Four years later, Kenneth is released from prison and much has changed. Dave has his life back on track and is trying to help Kenneth however possible, but is witnessing how the highly strung Kenneth tries to win back his ex-girlfriend Sylvie.
A divorced taxi driver shows up with a black eye at the home of his ex-wife’s new family; he’s been invited to dinner and he desperately wants to reconnect with his young daughter. A professional magician’s car breaks down and he ends up spending an emotionally intense night with a young, widowed toll booth worker. A singer songwriter serving a lengthy prison sentence is released for one night to perform at a local community centre. These three deeply engaging stories about yearning for connection unfold in parallel, one New Year’s Eve in a small town in central Uruguay, balancing the universality of human suffering with a powerful sense of hope.
Da vi første gang møder den forhutlede vagabond Dwight, roder han rundt i skraldespandene på en parkeringsplads. Der er åbenlyst tale om en mand, hvis liv har taget en drejning. Da han en dag bliver taget med på stationen, løftes sløret for traumet, der sendte ham ud på eksistenskrisens overdrev. Han får en barsk besked: Dine forældres morder er blevet løsladt. For Dwight skete retfærdigheden ikke fyldest. Han besættes af tanken om hævn og filmen konkretiserer et grusomt faktum: I et land, hvor alle har et skydevåben, er alle potentielt enten morder eller offer!
Val kommer ud af fængslet efter at have aftjent en fængelsestraf på 28 år, en straf han fik, efter at have næget at navngive sine medsammensvorne. Hans bedste ven Doc er der for at hente ham, og de mødes efterfølgende med den gamle ven Hirsh. Deres venskab er stærkere end nogensinde, og de tre reflekterer over tiden der er gået, og den tid de har mistet. Men en af dem bærer på en hemmelighed - han har fået en opgave af en tidligere mafiaboss, og hans chancer for at slippe ud af kniben er ved at forsvinde.
En digter løslades efter en 30-års fængselsstraf i Iran og tager ud for at lede efter sin hustru, som tror, at han har været død i årtier. Baseret på virkelige hændelser.
Daniel has just been released from prison and is trying to make a new life for himself. Between taking care of his alcoholic mother and finding a job, he might be able to find some happiness and normalcy in a new relationship.