Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast (English: "Behind bars - The Women's Prison", in short: HG or HiGi) was a German television series in the form of a soap opera and told the dramaturgically oversubscribed-life in a prison for women.
The acts played in the fictional prison for women, Reutlitz in Berlin and included lesbian love affairs, drug deals, escape attempts, conflicts with sadistic prison guards, as well as crimes such as murder.
RTL decided to cancel the long running drama after 16 seasons and 403 episodes.
A Turkish adaption, Parmaklıklar Ardında (Behind Bars) is filmed in Sinop.
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