The Work (2017)

Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, three men from the outside participate in a four-day group-therapy retreat with a group of incarcerated men for a real look at the challenges of rehabilitation.

Directors:

Jairus McLeary, Gethin Aldous (co-director)

Stars:

Brian Nazarof, Eldra 'Vegas' III Jackson, James McLeary

5 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Brian Nazarof	...	Himself (as Brian)
Eldra 'Vegas' III Jackson	...	Himself (as Vegas)
James McLeary	...	Himself (as James)
Thaddeus Boudreaux	...	Himself (as Thaddeus)
Chris Renton	...	Himself (as Chris)
Richard 'Rick' Misener	...	Himself (as Rick)
Dante Granville	...	Himself (as Dante)
Andrew 'Dark Cloud' Molino	...	Himself (as Dark Cloud)
Bharataji Joplin	...	Himself (as Bharataji)
Charles Tate Jr.	...	Himself (as Charles)
Neseli 'Kiki' Tagoai	...	Himself (as Kiki)
Alvin 'Bud' Wheeler	...	Himself (as Bud)
Aaron Ortega-Piddington	...	Himself (as Aaron)
Manuel Ruiz	...	Himself (as Manny)
Rob Allbee	...	Himself (as Rob)

Storyline

Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, three men from the outside participate in a four-day group-therapy retreat with a group of incarcerated men for a real look at the challenges of rehabilitation.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 2017 (UK)

Also Known As:

The work

Filming Locations:

Folsom State Prison - 300 Prison Road, Represa, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,286, 29 October 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$5,853, 2 November 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blanket Fort Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rob Allbee, founder of the Inside Circle Foundation, and executive producer on this film, held the first four-day therapy session involving outsiders in 2000.

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Connections

Featured in Docventures: Mies ja tunteet (2018)

User Reviews

Powerful, Intense and Deeply Moving

The Work is a masterful film. It shows raw and powerful emotions, in a context that is entirely surprising. This film moves because it illustrates that, fundamentally, men inside and outside prison actually have the same types of issues. By so doing, you realise how we on the "outside" share similar baggage with those in prison, even the most hardened criminals. It's a film that cannot leave your neutral.