Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away (2011)

Directed by

Cherie Nowlan

Genre

drama television series

Country

Australia

Rated

MA15+

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This television movie tells the true story of a drug smuggler who becomes the only person ever to escape from a notorious Bangkok prison. It follows the character's criminal activities and his dramatic breakout.

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What happens

Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away is an Australian made-for-television movie that aired on 21 February 2011 on the Nine Network. It is the third of four television movies in the Underbelly Files series, the other three being Tell Them Lucifer was Here, Infiltration, and Chopper. It recounts the true story of British-Australian drug smuggler David McMillan, the only man ever to escape from Bangkok's Klong Prem prison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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