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41) Steelyard blues
Language
English
Description
Iris, a good-hearted $100-a-flop hooker, owes her allegiance to Jesse, a free-spirited recent parolee just itchin' to get back to his career as a slam-bam demolition derby driver. Iris and Jesse's other friends enlist his help in refurbishing a big-bellied, amphibious prop plane so they can fly off to a never-never land where there are no jails and where there are no rules.
Language
Français
Description
Juliette Fontaine is an ex-doctor who is a frail and haunted woman. She is a shell of her former self. She has just been released from prison after serving 15 years for murdering her young son. Now she is in on the "outside" with no where to go. She ends up living with her loving but estranged younger sister Léa. Together the two sisters embark on a painful but redemptive journey to bring Juliette back from life's darkest edge.
Language
English
Description
Chuck Martin is going straight when he gets out of the big house - straight back into a life of crime. In lockup or out in the civilian world, he knows that he will forever wear a con's invisible stripes. Martin's ex-Sing Sing yardmate Cliff Taylor, vows to walk away from crime and be a role model for his kid brother. What awaits Taylor are suspicion, public disdain and joblessness. He turns to a fellow con for help. Crime doesn't pay, but it does...
45) Oasis
Language
Korean
Description
Two societal misfits, one an ex-convict and the other a woman with cerebral palsy, find love and acceptance with each other despite family objections.
46) Jailhouse rock
Language
English
Description
Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Vince takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon he becomes an overnight sensation. As he becomes a superstar, his...
47) Les misérables
Language
English
Description
Against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, this is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling police officer and former prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. As revolution ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance, redemption, and love.
48) Les misérables
Language
Français
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Description
The story of Jean Valjean, the ex-convict who rises against all odds from galley slave to mayor, and the fanatical police inspector, Javert, who dedicates his life to recapturing Valjean.