Prisoners of Beckett (2005)
• October 21st, 2005 • 1h 25min
Documentary
Overview
The meeting of two worlds that never met. One of poetry and freedom, and the other of silence and darkness. A story that begins in a maximum security prison in Sweden where a young actor, Jan Jönson, decides to stage " Waiting for Godot "with five prisoners as actors.
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