When Bruno, a young actor, comes to the defence of Patty, an attractive
girl who has just stolen a pot of caviar from a supermarket, he could
not have known where it would lead. Detained in custody for just
a few days, he manages to get himself mixed up in a prison escape, in
the course of which a warden, Lorca, is injured. On Lorca's
evidence, Bruno is imprisoned for a further two years, his sentence to
be served in a far rougher kind of penal establishment. Here he
finds himself at the tender mercies of Lorca on the one hand, and a
gang of thuggish inmates led by José on the other. Lorca
blames Bruno for his being transferred to this prison and intends
making his life Hell as a consequence. Within no time, the two
men are locked in a bitter psychological war, each hoping the other
will crack first...
Script: Denis Amar, Jean-Pierre Bastid, Jean Curtelin (dialogue)
Cinematographer: Robert Fraisse
Music: Jean-Claude Petit
Cast:Richard Berry (Bruno Vinclert),
Richard Bohringer (Lorca),
Victoria Abril (Patty),
Farid Chopel (Jose),
Jacques Sereys (Prison director),
Fabrice Eberhard (Minet),
Daniel Sarky (Constantini),
Charlie Nelson (Bok),
Jacques Nolot (Crampon),
Vincent Lindon (Magnum),
Gérard Caillaud (Public Prosecutor),
Luc Florian (Supermarket guard),
Alain Frérot (Prison guard),
Riton Liebman (Jeannot),
Simon Reggiani (Lenuzza),
Jacques Sernas (Prison guard)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
Runtime: 85 min
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