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Tango libre

A prison guard is attracted to a woman at his weekly tango class. They meet again when she visits her husband in the prison where he works and he is drawn into her complicated romantic life. Meanwhile the prisoners are learning the tango.

JC is a prison guard. He is a man without a story, hiding behind rules. He only has one fantasy: Tango dancing. One night, in dance class, JC meets Alice. They dance together. The next day he sees her again in the prison visiting room. First visiting one man, then another. Alice is the wife of two inmates, Fernand and Dominic, whom she follows with her son from prison to prison. The prison rules prohibit the guards from socializing with inmates' family members. For the first time in his life, JC is about to break the rules.

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Info about Tango libre

Studio(s): Artémis Productions, Samsa Film

Originally Released: United States, Nov 28, 2012

Production Countries: France, Belgium, Luxembourg

Genres:Drama, Romance