Prison 77

The whole movie making was mind blowing. The actors were in appropriate costumes. The set & location making was perfect. Overall it's a masterpiece!

The study of the movie was so simple. The reason of the heroes suffocation was unknown, who is made the viewers more interested to know the story. The level namely "inspired by true events" capture the attraction of thriller viewers who specially like thriller movies.

The suffering of the hero alom with his friends are properly pictured. The hero lost everything from his life. Then the entry of the heroine made a small hope in the heart of the viewers.

And The story goes on...!

What a gem.

I found out about this movie while I was in a rabbit hole on Wikipedia. I'm sure glad I found it, and decided to watch it.

This movie is about people imprisoned during an era of extreme censorship and repression. (If they spoke out against Franco in anyway, they would be imprisoned.) Only, the regime went down and everyone is still locked up. They wanted to get amnesty for their crimes and fought for that. They also wanted to get treated better.

The main character lands in prison and is mistreated from the get go. He complains about the mistreatment and garners attention from the other inmates. Many of them can't read and enlist him to join the amnesty cause. He becomes the unofficial leader and faces a bunch obstacles inbetween.

It's a very interesting watch. The kind of movie that just keeps your eyes glued to the screen. Never a dull moment in this one.

The passionate acting from all parties, makes this a must watch. Everyone played their roles perfectly.

I highly recommend this one. Make sure you watch in the original language (Spain Spanish), makes a difference. (To me anyways)

This gets a LennyReviewz Score of: 8/10.

Director Rodriguez has mastered the prison break movie in a new way with a revolutionary and brutal way that visually impressive and his detailing of every individual characters are the highlight that leads to a modern day cinema to a eye opener to Spanish film fraternity for future films... The camera work instantly strikes ur heart from the very first frame until the climax & the costumes are perfect to the core in bringing 70's Spanish flick live... Miguel hetram as Manuel has lived upto the character shows some matured performance that done at ease passing brutality and his arrogance in philosophy does make u crazy towards his character... The screenplay behind the formation of PRA was so convincingly powerful and the climax is unexpected ... Overall "PRISON 77"is not a just a movie but a soul of cinema that stays forever in every movie buffs heart.

I'm Spaniard, so I was excited about this movie. I grew up in the 80's in a town close to Barcelona.

So, apparently the movie looks interesting and pedagogical to learn about the political transition in my country, from a dictatorship to Democracy.

To add, the view comes from one of the most famous prisons in Barcelona, La Modelo. But, sadly the result is just a formulaic, stereotypical movie. Overall, a wasted opportunity.

First, acting is correct. A bunch of usual great actors with a bland script.

Second, settings are great but repetitive. It looks like the budget was not enough.

Last, it does not add anything remarkable or new to a story that you can read in 30 minutes.

So, overall, not a great movie. Just 120 minutes of formulaic and sometimes boring story.

Modelo 77 not just fascinates but also targets at making the justice systems better. Movie's success was wholely dependent on performances by the cast and justice was done to this story of injustice by the careful performances by each cast member. Excellent visuals that demonstrated the chaos of incarceration. Great audio effects that fits right with the mood of each character. Character setup was excellent in discovering the imprisoned lives. Dialogues were perfect both deep and lighthearted. Perfect cinematography capturing the emotions. It's a unique and an interesting tale about redemption.