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Episode 1: The Prisoner

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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The story of ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jew Samuel Leibowitz, who has multiple convictions for international drug-smuggling. Filmmaker Vanessa Engle follows him as he comes out of prison and returns to his community, documenting his re-entry into ultra-orthodox life to discover whether he can overcome his transgressions and live once again as an observant Hasidic Jew. Show less

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