Prisoners of Beckett (2005)

The meeting of two worlds that never met. One of poetry and freedom, and the other of silence and darkness. A story that begins in a maximum security prison in Sweden where a young actor, Jan Jönson, decides to stage " Waiting for Godot "with five prisoners as actors.

Cast (6)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

Jan Jönson

Jösta Hagelbäck

L

Lennart Wilson

M

Marianne Håkansson

B

Betty Skawonius

S

Spoon Jackson

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