Arturo Bejar
Director
In the Penal Colony (2021)
Based on a story by Franz Kafka, this Philip Glass opera is set at the turn of the 20th century on a remote island where a high-ranking visitor arrives to witness the use of a strange machine in the execution of a prisoner. It is a parable for the consequences of the abuse of power and corruption.
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77 min
April 13, 2021
Released
NR