Cell 211 (2009)

Original title

Celda 211

Directed by

Daniel Monzón

Genre

drama film, action film, prison film, thriller film

Country

France, Spain

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

+18

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 1,368 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rookie prison guard gets trapped inside a cell block during a violent riot. To survive, he pretends to be a new inmate and must navigate the chaos and earn the trust of the inmate leader.

tenseclaustrophobicgrittysuspensefulurgentvisceralbleakimmersive

What happens

Cell 211 (Spanish: Celda 211) is a 2009 Spanish-French prison film directed by Daniel Monzón from a screenplay by Monzón and Jorge Guerricaechevarría and based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Francisco Pérez Gandul. The film stars Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Antonio Resines, Manuel Morón, Carlos Bardem, Luis Zahera, Vicente Romero, Fernando Soto, and Marta Etura. In the film, rookie prison guard Juan Oliver (Ammann) is forced to go undercover as a prisoner after he becomes embroiled in a riot led by Malamadre (Tosar). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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