Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1998)
Directed by John Hillcoat
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Prison Film, Crime Drama |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - Australia |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Ghosts...of the Civil Dead is an Australian prison picture, ironically coproduced by a company calling itself "Correctional Services". The prison in question is a cruelly repressive institution, with a set of rules bordering on the Draconian. The inmates finally rebel in violent fashion against the regimented sadism of their captors. With its limited setting and its small cast, Ghosts...of the Civil Dead should have been easier to follow. The unnecessarily cluttered screenplay was written by the film's director, John Hillcoat.
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prison, riot [uprising], repression, sadist