Stranger Inside (2001)
She fought to get inside. Now she'll have to fight for her life.
After a stint in a juvenile detention center, Treasure is transferred to an adult prison where her mother, whom she has never met, is also imprisoned. Before long, Treasure encounters Brownie, a lifer and gang leader. Brownie reveals that she is Treasure's mother, and takes the girl under her wing, protecting her from the dangers of hardcore prison life. But some women in Brownie's gang resent Treasure's presence, leading to violent conflict.
- Date of release
- 2001-06-23
- TMDB
- 4.5 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Cheryl Dunye
Casting
- Yolonda Ross — Treasure
- Davenia McFadden — Brownie
- Rain Phoenix — Kit
- LaTonya 'T' Hagans — Shadow
- Ella Joyce — Doodle Alderidge
- Conchata Ferrell — Mama Cass
- Lee Garlington — Warden Arnold
- Medusa — Leisha
- Marc Vann — Nelson
- Almayvonne — Scar
- Mary Mara — Tanya
- Karina Logue — Fran
Interesting facts
Stranger Inside is a made-for-television crime drama film directed by Cheryl Dunye that premiered on cable television in 2001. The story primarily concerns African American women in prison. Michael Stipe, the lead singer of R.E.M., helped to produce it. In a 2004 issue of Feminist Studies, Dunye stated that she worked with actual female inmates to produce the script.
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