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The 50

Directed by Brenton Gieser
United States
2022
91 mins

In the dangerously overcrowded California state prison system, 50 men serving life sentences are given the opportunity to become substance abuse counselors. As the first-ever participants in the Offender Mentor Program, the group reckons with their own demons as they excavate the deep trauma of their fellow inmates.

An intimate study on the possibilities of redemption.

  • Year
    2022
  • Country
    United States
  • Language
    English
  • Director
    Brenton Gieser
  • Editor
    Steven Dupre, Brenton Gieser, Hamilton Henson
  • Genre
    Social Issues, Documentary
  • Theme
    Social issues

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