Even though the dictatorial regime in Spain fell in 1977, political prisoners were somehow forgotten. Prison 77 dives into the Spanish penitentiary system precisely in that turbulent period of freedom won. Critics say that this film is a powerful time capsule that director Rodríguez, after the successful Following Marshland and Smoke&Mirrors, destined to be one of the biggest hits of Spanish cinema in 2022. In the first three months of its release in Spain, more than 350,000 people watched it. In the film, young Manuel, an accountant accused of embezzling money equal to today’s 1,200 euros, is sentenced to 20 years in prison. He becomes the leader of a movement that unites all prisons in the fight for freedom and forever changes prison laws and society.