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Cruel and Unusual

  • 20062006
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 3m
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Cruel and Unusual (2006)
  • Documentary
  • Crime
Five transgender women share their prison experiences. Interviews with attorneys, doctors, and other experts are also included.Five transgender women share their prison experiences. Interviews with attorneys, doctors, and other experts are also included.Five transgender women share their prison experiences. Interviews with attorneys, doctors, and other experts are also included.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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  • Directors
    • Janet Baus
    • Dan Hunt
    • Reid Williams
  • Stars
    • Ashley
    • Ophelia DeLonte
    • Anna Connelly
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  • Directors
    • Janet Baus
    • Dan Hunt
    • Reid Williams
  • Stars
    • Ashley
    • Ophelia DeLonte
    • Anna Connelly
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Ashley
    • Self - Tucker Unit, Arkansas Department of Corrections
    Ophelia DeLonte
    • Self - Marion Correctional Facility
    • (as Ophelia De'Lonta)
    Anna Connelly
    • Self - Former Prisoner, Florida Department of Corrections
    George Brown
    • Self - Psychiatrist
    • (as Dr. George Brown)
    Dean Spade
    • Self - Attorney, Sylvia Rivera Law Project
    Yolanda Valentin
    • Self - Inmate, Yardsville Youth Correctional Facility
    Dana Turner
    • Self - Attorney, Sylvia Rivera Law Project
    Bruce Bistline
    • Self - Attorney
    Linda Thompson
    • Self
    Lea Cooper
    • Self - Attorney
    Christopher Patella
    • Self - Attorney
    Ralph Froelick
    • Self - Sheriff, Union County, NJ
    • (as Sheriff Ralph Froelick)
    Dainna Cicotello
    • Self - Transsexual Educator
    Victor Glasberg
    • Self - Ophelia's Attorney
    Peter Vieth
    • Self - Defense Attorney
    Rebecca Glenberg
    • Self - ACLU Virginia
    Patty Lou Hagan
    • Self
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      • Janet Baus
      • Dan Hunt
      • Reid Williams
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      The name of the movie comes from the eighth amendment to the United States Constitution: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted."

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    • Release date
      • October 24, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cruel and Unusual: Transgender Women in Prison
    • Filming locations
      • Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, Highbridge Road, Yardville, New Jersey, USA
    • Production company
      • Reid Productions
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      1 hour 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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