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200060 minPG-13documentary

Babs

200060 minPG-13documentary

Daily life in a Russian female prison is marked by freezing conditions and the scars of women who claim to have acted in self-defense.

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Tatiana Homutova

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Daily life in a Russian female prison is marked by freezing conditions and the scars of women who claim to have acted in self-defense.

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Tatiana Homutovadirector

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Inside a female prison in Russia, women navigate daily life under freezing conditions. Many of the inmates are convicted murderers, yet most claim they acted in self-defense. Scars tell stories of past violence, with one woman recalling, "The only thing my husband didn't hit me with was the stove." Tattoos are prevalent, and relationships among the women are common. One inmate reflects, "Women understand everything that men cannot understand," revealing a shared bond forged in hardship.

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