Free Hands
2010, French. Directed by Brigitte Sy.
Barbara is a filmmaker who has been working in the prison environment for a few years now. She is preparing a film written and directed by long-term inmates in a prison in the projects around Paris. Twice a week, Barbara goes to the prison where she shoots interviews with the inmates which will serve as a basis for the writing of their screenplay.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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- Released
- 16 June 2010
- Original title
- Les Mains Libres
- Country
- France
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Free Hands runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Free Hands isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 June 2010. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Free Hands?
Free Hands (2010) was directed by Brigitte Sy and stars Ronit Elkabetz, Carlo Brandt, Noémie Lvovsky.