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Devil's Island

1976 · 61 min

A sober, harrowing documentary that confronts you with cruelty and injustice, leaving a heavy and angry impression.

Directed by: Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Klaus Bergatt, Sonja Stokowy

Overview: Le Quang Vinh, a revolutionary student leader, was arrested in Saigon in August 1961. A show trial and death sentence followed. World-wide protests altered it to “life imprisonment” on Con Son, the Devil’s Island. The humiliating “Tiger-Cages” and the methods of torture are shown.

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Directed by: Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Klaus Bergatt, Sonja Stokowy

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
survival
violence
power
corruption
Places: prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex none

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Realism	9
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Complexity	5
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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann
Written by: Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann
Starring: Klaus Bergatt, Sonja Stokowy
Runtime: 61 min
Country: East Germany
Languages: German, Vietnamese

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