Action ·Drama · South Africa · 1988 · 1h 29m

Purgatory

Purgatory poster
Director
Ami Artzi
Cast
Tanya Roberts as Carly Arnold Julie Pop as Melanie Hal Orlandini as Bledsoe Adrienne Pearce as Janine Marie Human as Kirsten Rufus Swart as Paul Cricks
Crew
Tom Fraser — Director of Photography Skip Schoolnik — Editor Paul Aratow — Writer Felix Kroll — Writer Ami Artzi — Producer Robert van de Coolwijk — Production Design
Tagline

Arrested 7,000 miles from home. Sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit.

Synopsis

Two Peace Corps volunteers in Africa are framed and put into an oppressive women's prison.

Trailer Purgatory — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
africafalsely accusedimprisonmentsouth africawomen's prisonsexploitationframed for a crimeforced prostitution
Key Collaborators
Ami Artzi Director Tom Fraser Director of Photography Skip Schoolnik Editor Paul Aratow Writer Felix Kroll Writer Ami Artzi Producer Robert van de Coolwijk Production Design
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