SYNOPSIS

Papillon. Based on the international best-selling autobiographic books “Papillon” and “Banco”, the film follows the epic story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with a convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon’s escape. 


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

December 21, 2018

DIRECTOR

Michael Noer

WRITER

Aaron Guzikowski (screenplay by), Henri Charrière (based upon the books "Papillon" and "Banco" by), Dalton Trumbo, Lorenzo Semple Jr. (based upon the 1973 screenplay "Papillon" by)

COMPANY

Signature Entertainment

GENRE

Crime, Drama, Mystery

CERT

15

RUNTIME

133 minutes

IMAGES