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Czech Anglo Pictures
FishCorb Films
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The greatest escape adventure ever told
Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.
Gimly
Jan 20, 2019 · via TMDB
Competent is the word of the day here. The acting's not great but it's **competent**. The style isn't blowing my mind but it's shot **competently**. _Papillon_ is the sort of movie that will have its lead hit near-anorexia to express the level of torture his character has suffered, but can't have him grow a beard past sexy manicured stubble despite being isolated in a cell with nothing for two whole years. It commits hard to half-measures. A very unusual paradox that leads to a movie that's very, **very** okay. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
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Charlie Hunnam
Henri 'Papillon' Charrière
Rami Malek
Louis Dega
Christopher Fairbank
Jean Castili
Eve Hewson
Nennete
Michael Socha
Julot
Brian Vernel
Guittou
Nicholas Asbury
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Clara
Antonio de la Cruz
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Andre Flynn
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Yorick van Wageningen
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Sierra
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Luka Peroš
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Goran Navojec
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Joshua Maurer
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Yan Fisher-Romanovsky
Executive Producer
David Koplan
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Joey McFarland
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Ram Bergman
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David Buckley
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Anna Behlmer
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Mark Paterson
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