Prisoner and Jailer

Directed by Muhannad Lamin · Starring Eisa Abdulhafeez, Ale Ben Sassi, Wassim Ben Sassi, Ali Eshol · 2019

Two Libyans on opposite sides of history, a former regime official and a leading post-revolution figure, recount the events around the Abu Salim prison massacre.

A rare, sobering look at a buried chapter of modern Libyan history from both sides of the bars.

Prisoner and Jailer tells the story of two contrasting Libyans: a key official in the former regime and one of the most prominent figures of the post-revolutionary period in Libya. Through these two characters, we discov

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