Survivors Guide to Prison
2018 American film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Survivors Guide to Prison is a 2018 documentary film directed by Matthew Cooke exploring the United States prison system, largely through the lens of two wrongly convicted men, Reggie Cole and Bruce Lisker.[1][2] The film, narrated by Cooke and Susan Sarandon, focuses on problems one might face against the prison system via segments covering topics such as plea bargains, solitary confinement, and the difficulties of life after prison. The movie features interviews with former prison inmates, police officers, court officials, lawyers, and journalists, as well as many appearances by celebrities such as Danny Glover, B-Real, Macklemore, Deepak Chopra, RZA, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Quincy Jones, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Ice-T, and Danny Trejo.[3] Some of the celebrities interviewed are themselves former prison inmates. The film was executive produced by Adrian Grenier and Susan Sarandon.
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Directed by | Matthew Cooke |
Written by | Matthew Cooke |
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Edited by | Matthew Cooke |
Music by | Sebastian Robertson |
Production company | Saturday Entertainment |
Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |