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Purgatory

"Arrested 7,000 miles from home. Sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit."

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NR 1988 · 1h 29m
Drama, Action
Starring Tanya Roberts · Julie Pop · Hal Orlandini
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Two Peace Corps volunteers in Africa are framed and put into an oppressive women's prison.

Theatrical
Oct 12, 1988
Director
Ami Artzi
Producers
Elizabeth Rowley, Ami Artzi, Dimitri Villard
Studio
International Media Exchange, The Film Company, Kingsway Communications
Keywords
africa falsely accused imprisonment south africa women's prison sexploitation framed for a crime forced prostitution
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Cast

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T
Tanya Roberts
Carly Arnold
J
Julie Pop
Melanie
H
Hal Orlandini
Bledsoe
A
Adrienne Pearce
Janine
R
Rufus Swart
Paul Cricks
D
David Sherwood
Stern
C
Clare Marshall
Ruth Arnold
G
Gert van Niekerk
Hans
J
John Newland
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