The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo | |
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Not Official Movie Poster | |
1 Nomination | |
Year | 1999 |
Director | Simon Soffer |
72nd Academy Awards |
The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo is a 1999 short documentary directed by Simeon Soffer. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Nominations
- Best Documentary Short — Simon Soffer
Plot[]
Imported from the only story that couldn't be included in The Farm Angola USA, the short follows and event. Every Sunday in October, the Louisiana State Penitentiary hosts one of America's most unusual events. Amateur inmate cowboys risk their lives to participate in this dangerous sport in front of five thousand cheering locals. Is this modern-day Roman Circus, or the one time in the year that these convicts have the chance to prove their courage?
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