Frauengefängnis

"Welcome to prison, Ladies!"

Apr 22 1976 Not Rated 1h 30m
Crime, Drama, Horror

Maria, an unfortunate young woman, kills her rapist father in self-defense, and is later tried, sentenced, and shipped off to a woman's penitentiary where she and her fellow inmates are subjected to psychological and sexual abuse at the hands of a psychotic lesbian warden.

Plot

A prison in an isolated island is run by spineless and equally sadistic Dr. Carlos Costaa. In fact, he is a killer who murdered the actual doctor of that name, whose name he then assumed. Assisting him is a monocled lesbian woman known only as The Wardress who regulates the prison with an iron fist - for example, via chaining them naked to a wall just out of reach of food, or placing them naked on a wire-frame bed where they receive electric shocks. She reads Nazi volumes such as Albert Speer's history of the Third Reich as leisure reading. Due to these torturing several prisoners in the past have died. The current authorities in charge of the prison have concealed this by claiming these prisoners died of heart failure. Maria is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her sexually abusive father. Upon her arrival at the prison, she meets this cold-blooded, sadistic wardress and Dr. Costa. Some time later Maria organizes a plan to rebel and escape.

Written by

Connie Grau, Christine Lembach, Jesús Franco

Directed by

Jesús Franco

Production Countries

Switzerland

Production Companies

Elite Film

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,624
Average Rating
4.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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