The Brig

Year: 1964

Runtime: 68 mins

Language: English

Director: Jonas Mekas

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Set in a Japanese Marine Corps base in 1957, the film offers an ultra‑realistic portrait of life inside the brig. Prisoned Marines are roused at dawn and forced into grueling work details that last an entire day, during which they endure relentless physical and psychological torment, harsh discipline, and severe abuse.

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