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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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