The Humane West This film may shock the Western audience, but I don’t think it will be particularly interesting for the Russian audience. I can tell you that in our prisons, the administration's relationship with inmates is, in case of disobedience, an order of magnitude worse. Here, not only batons (although batons are also used, but not on the back, but on the kidneys, when standing against the wall with widely spaced arms and legs), but also gas, shepherds, electric shock.
The hunger strike announced in the film cannot be watched without a grin. We have such problems are solved simply - the inmate is knocked out the front teeth, tied to the bed and poured food through the probe. Therefore, in our prisons, hunger strikes are practically not resorted to. Usually people just start opening their veins en masse. Sometimes it works. But only sometimes...
The film, in my opinion, is very long. It's boring. Dialogues are infinitely long. The purpose of the hunger strike was understood only after reading the description for the film, but not from the film. So it's just
5 out of 10
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