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Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991 · 94 min

A sober, issue-driven TV drama that leans hard on maternal anguish and the slow grind of injustice, more moving than shocking.

Tagline: When you put a woman behind bars... you put her children in prison too.
Overview: This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accused for a crime she did not commit (drug dealing), arrested and locked up behind bars.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, family, betrayal, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
family
betrayal
isolation
parenthood
Places: prison
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild