The Escapist (2008)
- Directed by
- Rupert Wyatt
- Genre
- drama film, prison film, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 266 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A long-term prisoner plans a daring escape from a high-security jail. He assembles a team of fellow inmates to pull off the breakout.
tensegrittybleakmethodicalclaustrophobicurgentsombersuspenseful
What happens
The Escapist is a 2008 drama thriller film starring Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Liam Cunningham, Seu Jorge, Dominic Cooper, Steven Mackintosh, Stephen Farrelly and Damian Lewis. It was directed and co-written by Rupert Wyatt and premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival to considerable acclaim. An Irish-UK co-production, the film was produced by Alan Moloney of Parallel Films and Adrian Sturges of Picture Farm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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