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  • Starring: LisaRaye, Mos Def, N'Bushe Wright
  • Summary: Forced to work under slave-like conditions in a "prison for profit" program, the inmates of a mostly African-American female prison try to take over the institution.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 8 out of 13
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    A compelling, highly charged film that brings a contemporary perspective to classic prison picture elements.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Walter Dawkins
    60
    Film explores the abuses rampant in woman's prisons and the powerlessness of the inmates, while telling the uplifting story of one inmate, Frances (LisaRae).
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    38
    Exploitation shamelessly posing as empowerment, Neema Barnette's self-congratulatory drama about women in prison promises to reveal shocking truths.

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