Director
Hank Rogerson
Leading Actors/Actresses
The inmates participating in the Shakespeare Behind Bars program
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Same as Leading Actors
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
Awards
Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival
Date of Release
2005
Producer
Hank Rogerson, Jilann Spitzmiller
Setting and Context
Luther Luckett Correctional Complex - La Grange, Kentucky
Narrator and Point of View
POV of the inmates of Luther Luckett
Tone and Mood
Serious, Dramatic, Realistic
Protagonist and Antagonist
All characters are, depending on perspective, protagonists and antagonists.
Major Conflict
The inmates coming to terms with their crimes
Climax
The inmates perform their play The Tempest in front of an audience as they learn more about themselves and forgiveness through Shakespeare's play.
Foreshadowing
The inmates talk about how every year something happens that threatens their play. This discussion foreshadows Leonard's trip to solitary confinement.
Understatement
The inmates relationships with their families are understated.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film is an allusion to the healing that can take place, or at least the questioning of life that can happen through Shakespeare's plays.
Paradox
The play, The Tempest, that the inmates work on is about forgiveness and dreams. Paradoxically, we see how the themes of the play infiltrate the hearts and lives of the inmates working on the play.
Parallelism
We see how the characters of the Tempest and their struggles parallel the lives of the inmates working through the play.
