Sadistic ex-Nazis rule a tropical hell where revolt brews among tortured prisoners.
ESCAPE FROM BLOOD PLANTATION
Torture by day, passion by night
A women's prison on a tropical island is a hellhole where the inmates are raped, tortured and otherwise abused by the evil commandant and brutal guards. However, one of the guards falls in love with a beautiful inmate, and decides to help her and all the other prisoners escape.
Quick Answer
Escape from Blood Plantation is a 1983 Germany/Philippines adventure, crime, drama, and thriller film directed by Kurt Raab about a brutal island prison run by ex-Nazis, where a guard and a prisoner plot a desperate escape.
Programmer's Pick
Kurt Raab delivers a grim cocktail of exploitation and rebellion, mixing sun-scorched cruelty with a forbidden romance. For fans of women-in-prison cinema, this island's brand of sadism doesn't bother with subtlety or mercy.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Kurt Raab
- Writer
- Kurt Raab
- Release
- 1983
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Country
- Germany, Philippines
- Language
- German
- Also Known As
- Escape from Blood Plantation, The Island of Bloody Plantation, Stratopedo kataramenon, Prison Camp Girls, Filippinezika pathi, Jailed For Love, Die Insel der blutigen Plantage (original title)
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
The film sets its action in a South Pacific women's prison ruled by sadistic ex-Nazis, layering exploitation with tropical misery.
Classic genre trappings abound: forced labor, brutal punishments, sexual violence, and a relentless atmosphere of oppression.
Directed by Kurt Raab, whose work in exploitation cinema gives the film a distinctly savage, unsparing tone.
A guard's illicit love for a prisoner sparks the dangerous plot to escape, adding emotional stakes to the brutality.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Ex-Nazis seize island prison
Sadistic commandant and guards
Violence, sexual abuse, forced labor, and torture of prisoners
South Pacific island women's prison
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Escape from Blood Plantation? +
Escape from Blood Plantation was directed by Kurt Raab.
When was Escape from Blood Plantation released? +
Escape from Blood Plantation was released in 1983.
How long is Escape from Blood Plantation? +
Escape from Blood Plantation has a runtime of 88 minutes.
What genre is Escape from Blood Plantation? +
Escape from Blood Plantation is an adventure, crime, drama, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Escape from Blood Plantation? +
Escape from Blood Plantation is available to stream on SassyFlix.
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