Purgatory
3.9
“Arrested 7,000 miles from home. Sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit.”
Two Peace Corps volunteers in Africa are framed and put into an oppressive women's prison.
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Cast
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Tanya Roberts
Carly Arnold
Known for
That '70s Show
A View to a Kill
Julie Pop
Melanie
Known for
Dangerous Game
Hal Orlandini
Bledsoe
Also in
Cyborg Cop III
Burndown
Adrienne Pearce
Janine
Known for
The Triangle
Troy: Fall of a City
Marie Human
Kirsten
Also in
Jobman
Rufus Swart
Paul Cricks
Known for
Dust Devil
Space Mutiny
David Sherwood
Stern
Known for
The Triangle
Around the World in 80 Days
Clare Marshall
Ruth Arnold
Known for
The Triangle
Ernest Goes to Africa
Gert van Niekerk
Hans
Known for
Binnelanders
The Power of One
John Newland
U.S. Ambassador
Known for
Gentleman's Agreement
T-Men
Ami Artzi Director · Paul Aratow Writer Felix Kroll Writer
United States release October 12, 1988 · Produced in South Africa · Production The Film Company, Kingsway Communications
Production
International Media Exchange
Production
The Film Company
Production
Kingsway Communications
Production
South Africa
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 12, 1988
Theatrical
Peru
January 1, 1990 · Theatrical
Philippines
May 5, 1989 · Theatrical
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