The Condemned
Crime
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1h 19m
In a remote Russian forest, 7 hours from any city, lies a unique prison. Penal Colony 56 holds 260 men, collectively responsible for nearly 800 murders. It is Russia's only prison exclusively for killers, enduring brutal -40°C winters.
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