Penitentiary

Penitentiary is a 1979 drama written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka. Martel Gordone (Leon Isaac Kennedy), usually known by Too Sweet because of his fondness for candy, is a young man without many plans for his life. He decides to hitchhike through California. An attractive woman named Linda (Hazel Spears) stops and offers Too Sweet a ride. At first, he cannot believe his good luck. When the two stop at a diner, a group of bikers decide to give them grief. Too Sweet cannot control his temper. By the time the dust has settled, Too Sweet has apparently committed murder. His life is turned upside down and the typically peaceable young man winds up in a rough, uncompromising prison, surrounded by some of the toughest and cruelest people he has ever met. His cellmate, Half Dead (Badja Djola), just happens to be a henchman for an even more dangerous inmate. Jesse (Donovan Womack) rules the prison with an iron fist, making life miserable for everyone else. Too Sweet joins the prison boxing tournament in a desperate bid to protect himself, but even his natural athletic talent might not be enough to save him. MORE [EDIT]

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Release Date: 1979

Duration: 1:40:00

Director: Jamaa Fanaka

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