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Holloway

Holloway

2025•1h 26m
Documentary

Holloway — once the largest women's prison in Europe, now abandoned. Six ex-inmates revisit, recounting experiences, giving voice to incarcerated women. They explore vacant cells and corridors, recalling memories from their time inside.

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Production

Beehive Films, Power Play Productions, BFI, Doc Society

Language

EN

Status

Released

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