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The Work

The Work

Sometimes change can only come from the inside.

20177.61h 30m

Overview

Set entirely inside Folsom Prison, The Work follows three men during four days of intensive group therapy with convicts, revealing an intimate and powerful portrait of authentic human transformation that transcends what we think of as rehabilitation.

Directed by Gethin Aldous
Produced by Alice Henty, Miles McLeary, Angela Sostre
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prisongroup therapy

About The Work

The Work is a documentary film released in 2017 exploring themes of prison, group therapy. Directed by Gethin Aldous, Set entirely inside Folsom Prison, The Work follows three men during four days of intensive group therapy with convicts, revealing an intimate and powerful portrait of authentic human transformation that transcends what we think of as rehabilitation.

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