Privileges, a new French drama on HBO Max, takes place in and around a five-star hotel in Paris, one that caters to high-roller clients, from billionaires to pop stars. But it also has a rehabilitation work-release program with the prison system, and we get a perspective on the cutthroat world of the hotel from one of those inmates.
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Opening Shot: A woman in a prison shower. Her body has tattoos and scars on it.
The Gist: Adèle Charki (Manon Bresch), who is in prison on attempted murder charges, has been applying for work-release jobs, following the requirements to show she’s become a model inmate. But she keeps getting denied. The social worker at the prison tells her that there is one lead left, but she doesn’t like placing inmates there because they tend to wash out
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