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Cruel and Unusual
- Director: Janet Baus; Dan Hunt
- Producer: Janet Baus; Dan Hunt
CGiii Comment
Oooh we take so much for granted.
More difficulties that transsexuals face - especially when they end up in prison. A male prison or a female prison?!?
There is something very false about this whole story - sympathies seem to be forcibly extracted from a criminal with identity issues.
What it boils down to is...just one more criminal looking for special attention!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Imagine being a woman in a men's prison. For many individuals, this is a grim reality because the U.S. prison system decides where to place inmates based on their genitalia, not their gender identity. This award-winning documentary makes an unflinching examination of transgender women in men's prisons. Ashley, Linda, Anna, Yolanda and Ophelia describe their experiences undergoing inhumane and humiliating treatment including rape, violence, solitary confinement and denial of medial care. One interviewee explains. "A lot of times I wake up, and I look around at my surroundings, and I see all these men. I think, 'What am I doing here?'" The women in Cruel and Unusual don't deny that they must serve their sentences, but their stories raise very important questions about their treatment. Are the human rights of these women and many others across the United States violated?
Cast & Characters
Bruce Bistline as Himself - attorney;
George Brown as Himself - psychiatrist;
Dainna Cicotello as Herself;
Anna Connelly; Ophelia DeLonte;
Ralph Froelick as Himself;
Victor Glasberg as Himself - attorney;
Rebecca Glenberg as Herself - ACLU;
Patty Lou Hagan as Herself - Former inmate;
Christopher Patella as Himself - attorney;
Dean Spade as Himself - attorney;
Linda Thompson as Herself;
Dana Turner as Himself - attorney;
Yolanda Valentin as Herself - Inmate;
Peter Vieth as Himself - attorney