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Prison Notes

2005 · 52 min

A sober, quietly harrowing documentary that sits with a man's confinement and asks you to pay close attention.

Directed by
Saad Hendawi
Overview
A documentary about the trial and imprisonment of Idriss Al-Rakab.

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Directed by
Saad Hendawi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • isolation
  • power
  • survival
  • morality
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
Saad Hendawi
Runtime
52 min
Languages
Arabic

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