All Entries Tagged With: "Prison"
James Wainwright
Date of Birth: 5 March 1938 Nickname: Jimmy Mini Biography: General purpose actor James Wainwright was born in Illinois in 1938 and discovered he had artistic talent at a young age, landing a scholarship at Carnegie University. This active pursuit was all but dissipated when he decided to join the Marines. Following his honorable discharge, [...]
Chuck Wagner
Nickname: Ace Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) Mini Biography: Born in the murder capital of the United States, Chuck Wagner often mixes his real life experience into the surreal world of film.True gang life was a reality in the Chicago neighborhood of Englewood and in the subsequent places Wagner lived. Few people have ever experienced [...]
Emanuel Xavier
Date of Birth: 3 May 1971 Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m) Mini Biography: Brooklyn’s Emanuel Xavier is author of the poetry collections, Pier Queen and Americano, the novel, Christ Like (Lambda Literary Award finalist), and editor of Bullets & Butterflies: queer spoken word poetry (Lambda Literary Award finalist). He also selected finalists for Best Gay [...]
Malcolm X
Date of Birth: 19 May 1925 Birth Name: Malcolm Little Nickname: ‘Red’ Detroit Red Height: 6′ 3½” (1.92 m) Mini Biography: Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, one of eight children. His father, Earl Little, was a Baptist preacher who supported Marcus Garvey’s Back to Africa movement. When [...]
Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront (2009)
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A Prophet (2009)
Director(s): Writer(s): Cast(s): Malik El Djebena, César Luciani, Ryad, Reyeb, Jordi, Vettori, Prof, Pilicci, Djamila, Sampierro, Antaro, Santi, Chef de détention, Lattrache, L'avocat de Malik Plot(s): Set largely within prison walls, the film details the prison career of Malik el Djebena (Tahar Rahim), a 19-year-old man of North African origin but estranged from the Muslim [...]
Un prophète (2009)
Director(s): Writer(s): Cast(s): Malik El Djebena, Chef de détention, Lattrache, L'avocat de Malik Plot(s): Set largely within prison walls, the film details the prison career of Malik el Djebena (Tahar Rahim), a 19-year-old man of North African origin but estranged from the Muslim community. Sentenced to six years for what appears to be violence against [...]
W.C. (2007)
Nature Calls. Director(s): Writer(s): Cast(s): Plot: Set in and around the male and female toilets of a Dublin jazz bar. A drama concerning the trials and tribulations of two lowly paid toilet attendants and the people they serve.