Prisoners of Beckett
2005•1h 25m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Mishka Saal
Writer
Mishka Saal
Languages
English, Spanish, French
Studio
ADR Productions
Cast
Jan Jönson
Jösta Hagelbäck
Lennart Wilson
Marianne Håkansson
Betty Skawonius
Spoon Jackson
Production
Company
ADR Productions
Company
ARTE
Company
Qu4tre par Quatre
Company
ONF | NFB
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