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Titicut Follies
“Don't turn your back on this film... if you value your mind or your life.”
7.3 / 10• 1967• 1h 24m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Employing methods of direct cinema–observation, limited stylization, and non-intervention–this stark look into the State Prison for the Criminally Insane in Bridgewater, Massachusetts shows its denizens, who were often kept in barren cells and infrequently bathed, forced to strip naked publicly, force feeding, and the indifference and bullying by many of the hospital's staff.
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frederick Wiseman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Titicut Follies is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
