the story plays on a lot of different levels

Rating: 10/10 (1 October 1999)

story was excellent. i like it when i can relate to a man who is in prison--even though i haven't been to one. my guess is the author's connected me through human emotions and the basic human condition to his characters. acting left nothing to be desired.
i particularly appreciated symbology of the film: cigarettes were money, perverted sex was the norm, corruption from the top down, where's my life going? it doesn't sound like a prison film necessarily.