The ultimate punishment - life without parole. Ambrogio Crespis SPES CONTRA SPEM - FREEDOM INSIDE, premiered at the 73rd Venice Film Biennale, tells the stories of criminals, mafia gangs and murderers. 'Spes contra spem' - a Latin expression that accompanies this journey into the guilt, imprisonment and hope of those who have been condemned to life-long imprisonment with no chance of parole. Director Crespi describes his documentary as "a crime manifesto written by criminals who destroy the myth of crime itself." SPES CONTRA SPEM - LIBERA DENTRO is a political documentary film that raises the question of redemption, but not forgiveness, through the voices of those convicted and the prison staff members who witness the feelings of punishment and atonement.