The Escapist

The Escapist

6.2IMDb Score
Released:2008-06-20
Genre:Action, Thriller
Duration:102 min
Country:United Kingdom, Ireland
Director:Rupert Wyatt
Actors:Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes, Seu Jorge, Liam Cunningham
Production:Picture Farm, Parallel Film Productions, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Overview:

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.

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