Barbed Wire Dolls

Maria da Guerra is a young woman who kills her father in self-defense after he attempts to rape her. She is convicted and sent to a women's prison, where a sadistic warden and her staff subject the inmates to psychological and sexual abuse. Maria's arrival brings her into contact with fellow prisoners Bertha and Rosaria, and the three attempt to find a way out of the institution.

Barbed Wire Dolls, released in 1976 under the original title Frauengefängnis, is a Swiss production directed and written by Jesús Franco. It is the tenth of the twenty-one films he directed in the chronological order covered here, following Celestine in 1974 and preceding Midnight Party in 1976. The cast is led by Lina Romay as Maria, alongside Paul Müller, Monica Swinn, Roger Darton, Ronald Weiss and Martine Stedil. The film runs 81 minutes and belongs to the crime, drama and horror genres. On TMDB it holds a rating of 4.7 out of 10 from 67 votes, indicating a modest reception among viewers who have logged it. Produced by Erwin C. Dietrich through Elite Film, the film sits among the director's mid-1970s output.