Richard, a lonely and well-meaning prison officer, is put in charge of reading and censoring the letters received by inmates.
Directed by Elvira Lind
death penalty
death row
love letter
black humor
prison guard
inmate
prison life
short film
Rank
#69 in 2020·#3777 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Oscar Isaac
Richard
Alia Shawkat
Rosita
Brian Petsos
Cris
Tony Gillan
Don
Eileen Galindo
Prison Warden
John Douglas Thompson
Jackson
Larry Smith
Happy Birthday Singer
Crew
Elvira Lind
Director
Elvira Lind
Screenplay
Adam Nielsen
Editor
Oscar Isaac
Executive Producer
Elvira Lind
Executive Producer
Tara Sheffer
Line Producer
Mike Suarez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nat Jencks
Colorist
Popular Reviews
110 reviews
Satoto
8.0★ · 04/13/26
Thanks Elvira
Thanks Elvira
soso ahmed
7.0★ · 04/10/26
i really liked the message of like rosita and how even if it’s false hope it’s still soothing and obviously oscar isaac was amazing but i honestly didn’t understand the music it was annoying
i really liked the message of like rosita and how even if it’s false hope it’s still soothing and obviously oscar isaac was amazing but i honestly didn’t understand the music it was annoying
Lewis
6.0★ · 03/01/26
Very thoughtful that he reads them all aloud
Very thoughtful that he reads them all aloud
issa
5.0★ · 02/28/26
who let oscar get away with that moustache and why did oscar let them give him that moustache
who let oscar get away with that moustache and why did oscar let them give him that moustache
