The Work

The Work

By Gethin Aldous & Jairus McLeary

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2017-09-08
  • Advisory Rating: 15
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Director: Gethin Aldous & Jairus McLeary
  • Production Company: Blanket Fort Media
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: GBP 7.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: GBP 3.49
7.5/10
7.5
From 33 Ratings

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Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, The Work follows three men from outside as they participate in a four-day group therapy retreat with level-four convicts. Over the four days, each man in the room takes his turn at delving deep into his past. The raw and revealing process that the incarcerated men undertake exceeds the expectations of the free men, ripping them out of their comfort zones and forcing them to see themselves and the prisoners in unexpected ways. "The Work" offers a powerful and rare look past the cinder block walls, steel doors and the dehumanising tropes in our culture to reveal a movement of change and redemption that transcends what we think of as rehabilitation.

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  • No words

    5
    By roryms
    The Work is so powerful you don't even know you're immersed in it by the time you are. If there is a documentary more real in its portrayal of people and emotion, I haven't seen it. One of the most powerful films ever produced.
  • Compelling viewing

    5
    By Quirkyalone
    Be prepared to have your assumptions challenged. This documentary is powerful stuff.
  • Medicine

    5
    By Otaboy
    This film should be played at public gatherings, community centres, schools, police stations, army barracks, court houses and prisons all over the western world. A deeply moving show of men, being men in the best possible way. The inmates are astounding and inspirational. So much admiration going out to all involved in this medicine.

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