Movies and TvShows featuring "begins-with-prisoner-release" theme.

In Marseille, a young prostitute named Shéhérazade falls in love with a recently released prisoner. As their relationship develops, they navigate the dangerous and violent world they live in.

Stroszek is a poignant and surreal road movie about a simpleton ex-convict who moves to Wisconsin with his friend and a prostitute to escape their troubled pasts and pursue the American Dream. However, their new life is filled with false promises, financial debt, and heartbreak, leading to a series of tragic and bizarre events.

A paroled convict in Iran, struggling with debt and a bad reputation, tries to restore his standing in society after being caught in a lie.

In this comedy-drama, a desperate man named Charlie Chaplin, recently released from prison, finds himself in dire need of money. He comes up with a plan to extort a ransom by robbing a grave and demanding payment. However, things don't go as expected, and Charlie finds himself in a series of comedic misunderstandings and mishaps. Set in the 1970s, the story takes place in Switzerland, near Lake Geneva. Along the way, Charlie encounters Swiss police, an escaped monkey from a circus, and a bed-ridden woman. With a lack of money and impending Christmas, Charlie's desperation grows. Will he be able to pull off his plan or will he end up in even more trouble?

A dying woman, after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, decides to reunite with her estranged ex-convict son. Together, they navigate the challenges of everyday life, including finding a job and dealing with the emotional turmoil of their fractured relationship. As the mother's health deteriorates, they confront the difficult decision of end-of-life planning and assisted suicide. Set against the backdrop of a small town in France, this heartfelt drama explores themes of family, forgiveness, and the complexities of love.

The story of a young man of the working class, who has grown up practically an orphan due to his father’s repeated jailings for anarchistic activism. Struggling with life in 19th-century Italy, Metello Salani is determined to change his situation for the better - but love, marriage and politics complicate things considerably...