This Italian "Ilsa" wanna be isn't too bad and Melisa Longo does a very good job as the sex hungry and sadistic warden of a political prison for women.
Helga meets her match with a very stubborn prisoner named Elisabeth Vogel (Patrizia Gori) who is a rebel leaders daughter. Elisabeth finds herself on the receiving end of much sexual and physical abuse by Helga and her guards.
All of the women are subjected to hard labor and abuse and finally Elisabeth plans an escape. The escape works at the cost of many lives, but this gives the rebels a chance to storm the prison and rescue the women and kill Helga.
Trust me, no matter what you read, this film is nowhere near as brutal as the Ilsa films, but it does follow the same pattern. The sadism is much lighter in this film and that is probably why many people have never heard of this film.
I love seeing Melisa Longo in just about anything. Her acting in the recently reviewed "Passion Plantation" is almost the same as here. She is good at playing a sadistic woman who wants absolute control. These two films back to back would make a sleazy and enjoyable 4 hours.
I didn't mind the film at all, but I thought it was overly long as it ran about 108 minutes. However, if you're a fan of the Ilsa films and WIP movies as I am this will keep you entertained.
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