It's a Hard Truth Ain't It

2018 1h 15m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 12

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Synopsis

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"It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It" is a companion piece to "O.G.", a narrative drama also directed by Madeleine Sackler. It is co-directed by thirteen men incarcerated at the Pendleton Correctional Facility in Pendleton, Indiana. Given unprecedented access to a maximum security prison, filmmaker Madeleine Sackler worked with a group of inmates to tell their own stories, giving rise to this collaborative, intimate documentary project.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Madeleine Rotzler
Herself
Marshaun Bugg
Himself
Clifford Elswick
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Madeleine Rotzler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Madeleine Rotzler, shot by Wolfgang Held. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Madeleine Rotzler and Marshaun Bugg and Clifford Elswick carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7897122 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Madeleine Rotzler directs. Wolfgang Held behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Madeleine Rotzler, shot by Wolfgang Held. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Madeleine Rotzler and Marshaun Bugg and Clifford Elswick carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt7897122 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.