CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 25m

Prisoners of Beckett

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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.

Directed byMishka Saal

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
FR
Released
October 21, 2005
Studios
ARTEONF | NFBADR Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring

Jan Jönson

Jösta Hagelbäck

Jösta Hagelbäck

Lennart Wilson

Marianne Håkansson

Betty Skawonius

Spoon Jackson

Creative team
Directed by
Mishka Saal
Written by
Mishka Saal

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