Movie

Escape from Hell

1980 · 93 min

A grim, oppressive women-in-prison exploitation film that lingers on brutality and despair before building to a tense escape attempt.

Tagline: The Warden's Just Handed Down A Stiff Sentence!
Overview: A women's prison camp is located deep in the tropical rain forest. Sadistic guards and a warden from hell make life almost unbearable for the inmates, and any infraction of the rules is dealt with swiftly and savagely. The camp doctor is horrified at what he sees happening, and drinks heavily to push the horror away. Finally the inmates have had had enough, and they enlist the help of the doctor to try and escape.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, violence, power, corruption
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
power
corruption
freedom
Places: prison
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong