The Cause

La Causa shares the lives of the men inside the lawless state of Venezuelan prisons. Current and former inmates give a staggering account of life inside this parallel society, and of the search for liberation within it. Five years’ worth of film material shows the internal workings of these prisons and the corrupt penitentiary system around it. Above all, La Causa tells the human story of convicted criminals searching for redemption through religion, music and even politics.