Movies and TvShows featuring "cruel-punishment" theme.

After a mysterious leader imposes his law in a brutal system of vertical cells, a new arrival battles against a dubious food distribution method.

In 'Caged' (1950), a young woman named Marie is convicted of a crime she did not commit and is sent to prison. She must navigate the harsh realities of life behind bars, including cruel punishment, sadistic guards, and hopelessness. As she struggles to survive, she forms bonds with other women in prison and discovers secrets about the corrupt prison system. 'Caged' is a gripping prison drama that explores themes of social commentary, injustice, and the resilience of the human spirit.

In the seventeenth century, in Massachusetts, a young woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress for bearing a child out of wedlock.