[1] Directed by Eric Till and written by Judith Thompson, the film stars Nicky Guadagni as Allison Campbell, a woman who is sent to Ontario's Prison for Women after being set up by her boyfriend to smuggle drugs from Mexico to Canada without her knowledge.
[3] The cast also includes Anne Anglin, Jackie Richardson, Kim Renders, Maria Vacratsis and Shirley Douglas as fellow inmates in the prison, Bernard Behrens as Allison's father,[4] and Paul Gross, Lubomir Mykytiuk and Barbara Budd in small supporting roles.
"[5] Mike Boone of the Montreal Gazette wrote that "Kastner, Till and Thompson don't shrink from rubbing viewers noses in the misery and despair of prison life.
And given the producer's reputation as a documentarist, we can safely assume that Turning to Stone is an accurate - albeit slightly juiced up - reflection of what really goes on in Kingston pen.
"[6] For the Ottawa Citizen, Noel Taylor wrote that "Turning To Stone makes tough demands on the viewer that are best met head-on.