Arrestantskaya (2008)
A regular college student is dating a guy. The standard situation is that the guy cheated on her. Out of the box, with another guy. Now he has two kinds of relationships. And there are also two people who are in love with him. A piquant plot, as a result of which the main character ends up in prison on trumped-up charges. In addition to everything, she is pregnant, and therefore is serving her sentence in a special department for women with children. Julia does not want to have an abortion and endures all the difficulties of imprisonment with dignity. After the birth, people appear who want to take the baby, among whom is her ex-boyfriend’s chosen one.
Stronger than fate (2014)
Rating 3.9 out of 5 on Review.
- Original title: Stronger than fate
- Year: 2014 (season 1)
- Country Russia
- Director: Alexander Khvan
- Genre: melodrama
- Starring: Anastasia Richie, Natalia Antonova, Alexey Yanin, Maxim Ratiner, Alexey Eibozhenko, Dmitry Yanyshevsky, Elena Drobysheva, Dmitry Arbenin, Mikhail Zhigalov, Anna Yakunina
- KinoPoisk rating: 5,61
Anya, a kind, hardworking girl, lives with her mother Irina in the village of Opushkino. All her life, Irina works tirelessly to provide her daughter with a happy future, but the family barely makes ends meet.
One day, the son of the head of the village administration, the spoiled and wayward Gleb, comes from Moscow to a city celebration. All the local beauties are crazy about the “major” guy, but he unexpectedly looks at Anya, whom he had not noticed before.
But romantic dreams suddenly fade into the background when trouble strikes the family. Irina, defending herself from the advances of a visiting bandit, accidentally kills him...
Cage (2001)
Rating 4.8 out of 5 on Review.
- Year: 2001
- Country Russia
- Director: Sergey Beloshnikov
- Genre: drama
- Starring: Irina Apeksimova, Tatyana Lesnevskaya, Lev Prygunov, Andrei Rudensky, Nikolai Chindyaykin, Sergei Astakhov, Natalya Goncharova, Louise Mosendz, Vera Mayorova, Raisa Ryazanova
- KinoPoisk rating: 7,08
Nastya is about thirty, she loves her family madly. All her dreams from the orphanage have come true - she now has family, friends, and interesting work next to her. But one day, the son and husband die under the wheels of an expensive jeep. The tragedy happens before Nastya's eyes.
The culprit of the incident turns out to be Elena Shalevich, the unbalanced wife of a very rich man. Vladimir Shalevich is trying to help both Nastya and his wife. Nastya rejects any conciliatory initiatives of Shalevich. Elena Shalevich's lawyer arranges a vile provocation against Nastya: they plant heroin on her... Nastya ends up in Butyrka. In the corridors of the prison, she accidentally runs into Elena Shalevich...
Orange is the New Black (2013)
The top five opens with a series about how stupidity in youth can cripple your entire life. The main characters hung out together when they were young and were a couple. But one of them settled down and got married, while the other remained in dubious company. Alex Voz is involved in drugs and does not allow his ex-girlfriend to live in peace. And Piper wants to forget her past, and is sure that she has cleansed herself. But she is summoned to the police, and there are interrogations and, as a result, a court decision - 15 months in prison. A rich and well-groomed woman finds herself in a society of criminals...
Ruined Palace (1999)
Two girlfriends are graduating from school. They are flying to Thailand to celebrate the holiday. Take a chance to meet a handsome guy who seems nice. The whole company goes to Hong Kong. And instead of resting, the main characters end up in prison because of the heroin that a fan gave them. As a result, each receives 33 years in prison. After an escape attempt, 15 more are added to them. The girls have a lawyer - Hank Green, and he conscientiously fulfills his duties. But the powers that be are interested in imprisoning the girls... Sixth place.
Bangkok Hilton (1989)
In second place is a series about an Australian girl, Kat Stanton, who goes to look for her father in Thailand. On the way he meets a terribly attractive man. He will be the cause of all her troubles. The handsome guy stuffs Kat with his luggage. And there are drugs, and enough to ensure the death penalty for the heroine. Then a local lawyer appears and tries his best to help Catherine. It is unknown where he came from, but it turns out that the past is much closer and the lawyer appeared for a reason. Will he be able, contrary to the laws of Thailand, to save the girl from imminent execution?
Live first (2009)
Rating 4.3 out of 5 on Review.
- Year: 2009 (season 1)
- Country Russia
- Director: Viktor Buturlin
- Genre: drama, melodrama
- Starring: Svetlana Bakulina, Anatoly Rudenko, Nikita Zverev, Vladimir Gusev, Oleg Chernov, Pyotr Semak, Valentina Panina, Lidiya Bayrashevskaya, Kira Kreylis-Petrova, Evgeny Leonov-Gladyshev
- KinoPoisk rating: 6,88
The story of an innocently convicted girl who ended up in the Gulag millstones. She was interested in music and wanted to study seriously, but her first youthful love led her to jail. Now she has to go through the first shock of meeting the criminal world, and then try to establish contact with her cellmates.
Yard (2018)
Rating 4.6 out of 5 on Review.
- Original title: Avlu
- Year: 2021 (3 seasons)
- Country: Turkey
- Director: Yuksel Aksu, Hülya Gezer, Shafak Bal
- Genre: drama, crime
- Starring: Demet Evgar, Ceren Moray, Nürsel Köse, Onur Ozturk, Ayça Damgaci, Çigdem Benli, Ummu Putgul, Saniye Samra, Hüseyin Turunç, Berna Eker
- Episode duration: 120 min.
- IMDb rating: 7.30
Love Saved (2015)
Rating 3.9 out of 5 on Review.
- Year: 2015
- Country Russia
- Director: Natalia Srednikova
- Genre: melodrama
- Starring: Yulia Pozhidaeva, Boris Mironov, Konstantin Spirkin, Olga Azhazha, Andrey Arzyaev, Sergey Shanin, Oleg Leushin, Kristina Pakarina, Maxim Karushev, Maxim Makarov
- KinoPoisk rating: 5,33
Tatyana works as an investigator. Her work schedule does not allow for a normal personal life. Men don’t like that she can be called to work day and night, on weekends and holidays. At work she is a highly qualified and sought-after specialist, but in the evenings at home she is a sad, lonely woman. She devotes all her free time from work to her sister’s children, whom she loves very much.
But suddenly Tatyana meets Andrei, a man who accepts her for who she is. They fall in love with each other, and it seems that a long and happy life awaits them ahead. But Andrei has some kind of secret related to the death of his wife many years ago. And now Tatyana has to find out who he really is and what secret he is hiding from her...
Double Mistake (1999)
The first place is rightfully occupied by an American-German film about how a person cannot be convicted twice for the same thing. The main character lives a happy life with her beloved husband Nick and son. During a romantic cruise on a yacht, she wakes up covered in blood and holding a bloody knife. Based on this evidence and a recording of her husband asking for help because his wife stabbed him, Libby is sentenced to real time in a women's prison. While the main character is in prison, where she is not very well liked for her wealth, her friend discovers that her husband Nick is very much alive and quite healthy. Among the prisoners is a former lawyer. This woman helps Libby get free. Now the ex-wife can kill Nick, because she has already served time for this...
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