Titicut Follies
Movie • 1967 • Documentary
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The film is a stark and graphic portrayal of the conditions that existed at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts. TITICUT FOLLIES documents the various ways the inmates are treated by the guards, social workers and psychiatrists.
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One instance of psychological torture is when guards are constantly hounding a prisoner about cleaning his room. Many of the prisoners are stripped naked.
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An inmate describes sexually abusing children.
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Is there domestic violence?
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A psychiatrist asks questions of an inmate's crime(s) in assaulting children.
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Is there pedophilia?
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There is a prisoner who talks with a psychiatrist about sex crimes he committed on young children. Nothing is shown
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In one scene, someone is restrained when they are force-fed using a tube.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Inmates' facial hair is shaved.
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There is a scene where an inmate is tube-fed and he gags, making similar noises to spitting.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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The movie occurs in Bridgewater State Hospital, a mental hospital for criminals.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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An inmate says the n-word while babbling.
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