Director Alix Lambert’s documentary feature The Mark of Cain explores the fading culture of Russian criminal tattoos, which traditionally identity a range of information about prisoners including what crimes they have committed and which prisons they’ve lived in. The film is now available under Creative Commons to watch in full on YouTube (running time: 1 hour and 13 minutes).
Tatts, crims and the hierarchy of Russian jails
Director Alix Lambert’s documentary feature The Mark of Cain explores the fading culture of Russian criminal tattoos, which traditionally identity a range of information about prisoners including what crimes they have committed and which prisons they’ve lived in. The film is now available under Creative Commons to watch in full on YouTube (running time: 1 […]
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This is just an image…
Sounds like an interesting idea, though. The movie is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9JDJdaMs-Y