Sirāt: No Lesson to Learn
The one-way journey went to the desert that refused to offer an answer or a transcendence.
The Violent and the Damned (1962)
When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil's infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a machine-gun squad to round up the fugitives.
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When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil's infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a machine-gun squad to round up the fugitives.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Pedro Juan Vignalle, Carlos Hugo Christensen
In Theaters:1/1/1962
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Runtime:58 minutes
Studio:A.D.P. Pictures Inc.
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