The Slammer (2000)
Synopsis
This French prison drama focuses on a penitentiary inmate known as the Mute, who either cannot or will not speak, even though he can apparently hear well enough. When the Mute's cellmate escapes, both the Warden and the Chief Guard try to get him to tell what he knows about the disappearance -- the Guard through violence, the Warden by transferring him to a new cell with four other prisoners and cutting off TV privileges to the inmates until the Mute spills the beans. One of the Mute's new roommates is a white collar criminal who has just landed in prison and is not dealing well with the pressures of life behind bars, but his skills with computers make him a very usefully ally among the prisoners. Meanwhile, Flic, a self-important police detective, is investigating the escape of the Mute's cellmate and is not happy with the low level of cooperation among the prison's population.
Release Date: 2000-01-12
Runtime: 90 minutes
Director: Alain Robak
Top Cast
- Claude Brasseur as Le maton chef
- Olivier Martinez as Le muet
- Bernard Le Coq as Le directeur
- Saïd Taghmaoui as L'innocent
- Stéphane Guillon as Dingo
- Hervé Rey as L'homo
- Benjamin Feitelson as Julot
- Samir Guesmi as Le cuistot
- Mario Pecqueur as Inspecteur chef
- Jérémy Banster as Le maton sportif
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