Movie Critic Review: Midnight Express 1978
Review by: Ema Elsawi Sutradhar* Midnight Express is one outstanding movie not only because it tells a true story but also because it contains a lot of humanitarian themes that describe the conflict between laws and their relevance to humanity. Synopsis The son of a US official at age twenty is arrested at a Turkish airport for possession of an illegal substance. The movie follows the events of his arrest as per Turkish laws and his imprisonment as a trip into two estrangements: being a prisoner and being away from home. The movie highlights the other side of law applied through corrupt instruments; delving deeply into the details of the daily life of prisoners and the excessive cruelties they are subjected to. It depicts how these prisoners come together and integrate to share the many details through which high human values manifest themselves despite the dark corridors of prison. Alan Parker 1978 Midnight...