The Letter Room
A darkly comedic character study of a lonely prison guard who finds unexpected human connection through reading death row inmates' letters, balancing black humor with genuine tenderness.
Richard, a lonely and well-meaning prison officer, is put in charge of reading and censoring the letters received by inmates.
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