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Incarcerated men enter a group therapy session at Folsom Prison

In its animalistic spectacle of snot, sweat, and agony from the depths of wounded men, The Work achieves something that borders on bodily horror.

Shot over four days of intensive group therapy sessions at Folsom Prison, the film captures men wrestling with the seeds of toxicity that have been planted within them throughout their lives. The 2017 documentary is one of the more distinctly compelling offerings from the recent influx of hyper-real, soul-baring documentaries. It’s also one of the most essential.