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The Escapist (2008)

Film · 2008 · 102 min · NR · Action · Thriller

5 Men. 4 Walls. 1 Plan.

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.

Directed by Rupert Wyatt

Starring Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes, Seu Jorge, Liam Cunningham, Dominic Cooper, Stephen Farrelly, Steven Mackintosh

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In cinemas20 June 2008
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First release anywhere20 June 2008

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