A five-time Goya Award-winner and Spanish box office hit, Prison 77 is an intense thriller from acclaimed director Alberto Rodríguez (Marshland SPA15) starring Javier Gutiérrez (Champions SPA19, The Daughter SPA22) and Miguel Herrán (Money Heist, Elite).
Barcelona, 1977 during the transition to democracy. Manuel (Herrán), is a young accountant imprisoned and awaiting trial for the embezzlement of the equivalent of 1,200 Euros who faces an extensive sentence, one disproportionate to the crime committed.
Aided by his cellmate Pino (Javier Gutiérrez), Manuel joins forces with a collective fighting for the rights and amnesty of prisoners. Together they create a movement that will unite all prisons in the fight for freedom and change prison laws and society forever.
A richly populated time capsule inspired by true events, Prison 77 is a powerful dive into the Spanish penitentiary system, during a turbulent moment of newfound freedom when the fate of political prisoners was somehow forgotten at the end of the dictatorship. Filmed in the legendary Modelo prison in Barcelona, this tale of friendship, solidarity and freedom is one not to miss.
WINNER – x5 including Best Costume Design and Best Special Effects, Goya Awards 2023
WINNER – Audience Award, Best Original Score, Días de Cine Awards 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTION – San Sebastián International Film Festival 2022
"Scenes of brutality and miscarriages of justice in a system which has been rigged by the ruling elite in a miserable police state provide both drama and emotion."
- Screen International
Wednesday 14th June
125 min
MA15+
Javier Gutiérrez, Miguel Herrán, Jesús Carroza, Víctor Castilla
Alberto Rodríguez
Film Festival
Spanish with English subtitles
Palace Central Sydney
