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Zonzon (1998) Movie Reviews

Zonzon (1998)

director of photography: Gilles Henry
cast: Pascal GreggoryGaël MorelJamel DebbouzeFabienne BabeÉlodie BouchezFrançois LevantalSerge BlumentalZakariya Gouram
director: Laurent Bouhnik
running time: 102 min.
writer: Laurent BouhnikPatrick Delassagne
synopsis
In a French prisonthree men are coming to terms with the emotional and physical torment which their incarceration brings them. Arnaud is serving a six-month sentence for drug smuggling; he protests his innocence and will do anything to secure an early release. Francky is a hardened criminal who has all but lost his wife and family and who seeks comfort in self-inflicted abuse. Kader is in prison for theft; he is the most philosophical of the three menhe is growing accustomed to prison life and seems to prefer it to the world outside.