Emanuelle goes undercover in a brutal women's prison to expose systemic abuse and corruption.
VIOLENCE IN A WOMEN'S PRISON
The strong ones take, the weak ones give.
Infiltrating a notorious women's prison, Emanuelle seeks to unveil the systemic abuse faced by inmates. Amidst chilling brutality and shocking betrayals, her mission turns perilous when her cover is blown, forcing her to confront the very horrors she aimed to expose.
Quick Answer
Violence in a Women's Prison is a 1982 France-Italy action, crime, drama, and thriller film directed by Bruno Mattei about a journalist who infiltrates a women's prison under a false identity to expose the abuse and brutality suffered by inmates.
Programmer's Pick
Bruno Mattei doesn't pull any punches—every cellblock here is packed with sleaze, corruption, and a whole lot of Laura Gemser. If your taste runs to the grimmer side of the women-in-prison subgenre, Emanuelle's undercover exposé is a tour through every forbidden corridor.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Bruno Mattei
- Writers
- Claudio Fragasso, Ambrogio Molteni
- Release
- 1982
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Country
- France, Italy
- Language
- German, Italian
- Also Known As
- Chicks in Chains, Emanuelle Reports from a Women's Prison, Emanuelle in Hell, Women's Penitentiary IV, Caged Women, Violencia en una cárcel de mujeres, Emanuelle en el reformatorio de las perdidas, Pénitencier de femmes, Black Emanuelle - Laura, Original title: Violenza in un carcere femminile
Why This Matters
This film marks the seventh entry in the Emanuelle nera series and is notable as the first in the franchise to be directed by Bruno Mattei, signaling a new directorial approach within the established exploitation saga.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
Watch Emanuelle risk everything as she infiltrates a prison to document the shocking abuse faced by the inmates.
A staple of Bruno Mattei's filmography, the movie serves up Eurocrime grit with all the lurid excess expected from early ‘80s Italian genre cinema.
Laura Gemser stars as the fearless Emanuelle, bringing her signature presence to another high-stakes, boundary-pushing role.
All the expected genre trademarks are here: sadistic officials, corrupt wardens, and inmates forced to survive by any means necessary.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Emanuelle's undercover infiltration
Corrupt prison officials
Brutality and abuse inflicted on inmates
Women's prison
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Violence in a Women's Prison? +
Violence in a Women's Prison was directed by Bruno Mattei.
How long is Violence in a Women's Prison? +
Violence in a Women's Prison has a runtime of 99 minutes.
What genre is Violence in a Women's Prison? +
Violence in a Women's Prison is an action, crime, drama, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Violence in a Women's Prison? +
You can watch Violence in a Women's Prison on SassyFlix.
How does Emanuelle go about exposing the abuses in the prison? +
Emanuelle assumes a false identity as a drug dealer to get herself incarcerated, documenting the brutality and corruption from the inside while risking her safety.
