The Concrete Jungle (1982)
Behind these bars everybody belongs to someone.
Genre : Crime, Drama
Runtime : 1H 39M
Director : Tom DeSimone
Writer : Alan J. Adler
Synopsis
An unfortunate and naive girl is set-up by her boyfriend and convicted of drug smuggling. She is sent to a women's correctional facility where she must constantly struggle to survive.
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