Brokedown Palace (1999)
- Directed by
- Jonathan Kaplan
- Genre
- drama film, women in prison film, prison film, mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 411 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two American friends on vacation in Thailand are arrested and imprisoned for drug smuggling. They struggle to survive the brutal prison system while trying to prove their innocence.
tenseharrowingbleakclaustrophobicsuspensefulmelancholicemotionally heavyslow-burn
What happens
Brokedown Palace is a 1999 American drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and starring Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, and Bill Pullman. It deals with two American friends imprisoned in Thailand for alleged drug smuggling. Its title is taken from a Grateful Dead song written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter from their 1970 album American Beauty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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