يعتبر الفيلم من أوائل الأعمال التي أسست لنوعية أفلام "النساء في السجون" (Women in Prison genre) التي ازدهرت في السبعينيات.
The prison was a furnace of despair, ruled by the sadistic Warden . Under Diaz's iron hand, and the indifferent gaze of Governor Santos , the 99 inmates were subjected to constant degradation. For Marie, every day was a battle to keep her spirit from breaking in the humid, airless stone corridors.