After being posted to a Greenlandic prison for a temporary placement, a young doctor must help the inmates with their personal problems while dealing with some unruly inmates and unsympathetic guards

You know, I was thinking about that. I'll change it to an African-American bail jumper who ends up in Greenland, commits a crime there, and ends up in their judicial system. He must go through their unique judicial system and decide what he will do from there.

But the "Ninth Configuration" is set in an insane asylum -- not a prison. Big, big difference.

And "Killer Kane" is pretending to be a psychiatrist -- not a medical doctor. Another big difference. Is your protagonist a medical doctor or a shrink?

She could be the head Doctor? Has anyone seen Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane? The main character in that is the head doctor, later you find out he is actually a patient.

Why make the protagonist a doctor? The doctor has no responsibility for the day to day running of the facility. She would not be continually interacting with the prison population. She would only interact with those prisoners who come to her with medical issues.

Whereas the job of a security officer entails direct and constant interaction with the entire prisoner population. It's a more stressful job which means there is more potential for dramatic conflict. It's a responsibility that puts character flaws to the test because if there's anything criminals are good at it is intuiting and manipulating character flaws in others.

Write a script for a low-budget film.

Thanks, Assaf, I've watched the video. I think you need to give your protagonist a strong opinion on this type of open prison. Does she think this prison system's working, or does she believe it's no longer effective in controlling today's criminals? Is she more sympathetic to the victims, who see their attackers about town on day release, than the prisoners themselves? Ask yourself some difficult questions and work out the core of what it is you want to say. Once you have your theme, it'll be easier to fashion your protagonist to drive the plot.

Could she be redeeming a past wrong, trying to help someone she never could or looking for someone?

Thanks for the link. The situation of a (more or less) open prison has a lot of dramatic potential. What is your intention: to write a script for a feature film or a script for a series pilot?

Another aspect to consider is this iteration of your logline focuses on the problems of unruly inmates and an sympathetic guards -- on the secondary, supporting characters. But what personal problem, what vulnerability, does the situation create for the protagonist arising from the fact that the doctor must deal with unruly prisoners and unsympathetic guards? What character flaw of the doctor -- not the prisoner or guards but the doctor -- is exposed under the circumstances?

As for what is special about it, here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EMRUUuz7CU

What is special, unique about that prison that you want to set a story there? What's the hook of that location in your mind?

Thanks. This logline idea is just ONE idea. I am considering others as well. But, ALL of them involve Greenland's prison.

Hi Assaf. She needs to drive the story, not just bond with inmates and get used to stuff. She's got to want more than to just fit in. Give her an active goal and the threat of dire consequences if she fails. Maybe what she witnesses in the prison drives her to team up with an ex-prisoner who wants to bring about prison reform. If the sadistic prison guards find out what she's trying to do, maybe they would hurt her. She can have all sorts of internal stuff going on (which can be expressed through her dialogue), but she needs an external, active goal that can be seen on screen. Do you get the idea? Try again. Good luck.