The Brig
1964 · 1h 8m · Drama, War · United States of America
Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.S. Marine Corps jail in Japan in 1957. Over the course of a single day, prisoners endure relentless drills, abuse, and dehumanization, exposing the brutality of military discipline with stark immediacy.
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Jonas MekasWritten by
Kenneth H. Brown6.1Smart score
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disciplinejailmilitary policesadismthe living theatre
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