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Behind Bars

The series accompanies guards on their daily routines: those who struggle to maintain law and order and those who abuse their powers mercilessly. But above all, each episode allows the viewer to see the world from the prisoner's point of view.
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - Colony 100, Ukraine

    July 31, 2018
    48min
    13+
    Colony 100 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, is a prison for hardened criminals. Inmates are either repeat offenders or have committed crimes so heinous, they'll never leave their 100-square-foot cell again.
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  2. S2 E2 - South Cotabato Jail, Philippines

    July 31, 2018
    48min
    TV-14
    The Philippines' South Cotabato Provincial Jail houses over 2,000 inmates when it was designed for 600. President Duterte's war on drugs overwhelms the system, putting the guilty and innocent behind bars together.
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  3. S2 E3 - Carcel distrital Botota_part 1

    July 31, 2018
    48min
    TV-14
    Inmates at Carcel Distrital in Bogota, Colombia, fight many battles: other prisoners, guards and themselves. A strict approach is necessary to keep prisoners in line, especially when nearly 1,000 of them aren't used to rules.
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  4. S2 E4 - Carcel distrital Botota_part 2

    July 31, 2018
    48min
    TV-14
    Prisoners at Carcel Distrital in Bogota, Colombia, may wait years for their final judgment because justice moves slowly in Colombia. This creates many frustrated people in one place, leading to everyday disputes, fights and riots.
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  5. S2 E5 - El Hongo, Mexico

    July 31, 2018
    48min
    TV-14
    El Hongo is Mexico's only incorruptible prison in a country plagued by corruption and violence. The prison is a high-tech fortress of sensors, cameras and phone jammers, and snipers make sure nothing gets in or out.
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  6. S2 E6 - Armavir Prison, Armenia

    July 31, 2018
    48min
    13+
    Armenia's Armavir Prison is controlled by a mysterious criminal brotherhood that oversees the drug trade and smuggling. However, the prison is the first attempt at limiting their influence by locking them in dedicated blocks.
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  7. S2 E7 - La Mesa, Mexico

    July 31, 2018
    48min
    TV-14
    La Mesa, a Mexican prison just over the US border, houses drug traffickers, rapists and cartel killers that hardly get to leave their cells. The facility is ruled with an iron fist so its infamous history can never be repeated.
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Directors

Klaus ProffThilo Proff

Producers

Klaus ProffThilo Proff

Cast

Prisonors

Studio

Maximus
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