Lecumberri, the Dark Palace (1977)

5.8/10 • 110 min • Documentary

Overview

The Lecumberri Penitentiary was one of the most notorious prisons in 20th-century Mexico, known for the notorious inmates who were held there and the appalling living conditions inside. This documentary records daily life in the prison shortly before its closure.

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