The filmmakers spent half a year with the prisoners in the high-security section of the Rebibbia prison in Rome, filming their preparations for the performance of Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar. The premiere performance ends with thunderous and touching applause. When the lights go out and the players find themselves back in their cramped little room, one...
Filmska ustvarjalca sta pol leta preživela z zaporniki na strogo varovanem oddelku rimske jetnišnice Rebibbia in snemala njihove priprave na uprizoritev Shakespearove tragedije Julij Cezar. Premierni nastop se konča z bučnim in ganljivim aplavzom. Ko luči ugasnejo in se igralci spet znajdejo vsak v svoji tesni sobici, eden izmed njih pove: “Odkar sem odkril umetnost, je ta celica postala zapor.” Film je na zadnjem Berlinskem festivalu prejel zlatega medveda za najboljši film.
