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Stranger Inside (2001) -- A mother daughter reunion set in the harsh reality of a women's correctional facility

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User Rating:

6.1/10 300 votes

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Director:

Cheryl Dunye

Writers:

Catherine Crouch (writer)
Cheryl Dunye (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

23 June 2001 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

A mother daughter reunion set in the harsh reality of a women's correctional facility | add synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Female Criminal | Mother Daughter Relationship | Sadness | Knife Fight | Gay Lead Character

Awards:

9 wins & 9 nominations more

User Comments:

7/10 more (11 total)

Cast

(Complete credited cast)

	Yolonda Ross	...	Treasure
	Davenia McFadden	...	Brownie
	Rain Phoenix	...	Kit
	Ella Joyce	...	Doodle Alderidge
	Conchata Ferrell	...	Mama Cass
	Lee Garlington	...	Warden Arnold
	LaTonya 'T' Hagans	...	Shadow (as LaTonya T Hagans)
	Medusa	...	Leisha
	Marc Vann	...	Nelson
	Almayvonne	...	Scar (as AlmaYvonne Dixon)
	Mary Mara	...	Tanya
	Karina Logue	...	Fran
	Emily Kuroda	...	Min
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Angela Kay Anderson	...	Group Therapy Women
	Jenica Bergere	...	Teresa
	Verda Bridges	...	Sabrina
	Patrice Fisher	...	Sugar
	Dee Freeman	...	Group Therapy Women
	Amanda LeFlore	...	Rosita
	Tanya Little	...	Skanky Ho
	Sandy Martin	...	Mrs. Johnny Cochran (as Sandra Martin)
	Billy Mayo	...	Clayton
	Kelly Jo Minter	...	Group Therapy Women
	Tracy Mostovoy	...	Group Therapy Women
	Katrina Phillips	...	New Inmate
	George Sharperson	...	Leaonard (Correctional Officer)
	Ava Stander	...	Weave
	Elayn Taylor	...	Nurse
	Claudia Timaan	...	Group Therapy Women

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Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating)

Company:

C-Hundred Film Corporation more

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Goofs:

Factual errors: The manner in which Shadow uses her pinhole camera is incorrect. For example, when she takes the picture of Treasure, she removes the cover from the pinhole and leaves the pinhole uncovered for a much longer period of time than required (correct time is 2-3 seconds vs. the 15-20 seconds "Shadow" leaves the pinhole uncovered). In addition, she leaves the pinhole uncovered until Treasure turns and walks away from her, and only then does she cover the pinhole. When we see that picture later, it is a perfectly developed, non-blurry picture of Treasure standing still, facing Shadow. First, the picture would've been extremely overexposed, quite possibly nothing but dark gray or black. Second, the picture would've been blurry from the fact that Treasure didn't just move, she turned and walked away before the pinhole was closed. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003) (TV) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.

7/10, 25 February 2005

Author: desperateliving from Canada

What would probably be referred to as a "gritty slice of life drama" on the movie box (I saw it on TV) is interesting insofar as it presents another perspective -- it's the female equivalent of the "Oz" TV show (produced by HBO films), without the smarmy sexuality (the women are appropriately mannish, but the film doesn't feel the need to make their sex aggressive and off-putting). There are a few brief moments of tenderness between the women, but it's mostly the same thing you get with the majority of prison life movies -- fights, friendships, back-stabbings, immoral guards -- just with female machismo. It sets up the inner life of the prison, these people who inhabit it, but it doesn't show us human beings in prison (despite the old-timers' advice in group therapy sessions), it shows us prisoners. I liked the ending, so it gets an extra point for that, simply as a story; but if you're looking for "cinema," look elsewhere. 7/10

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