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Papillon

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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.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2017-09-07

Runtime: 134 mins

Director: Michael Noer

Spoken language: English, Español

Genres: Adventure, Crime, Drama

Original title: Papillon

Production Companies: Red Granite Pictures, Czech Anglo Pictures, FishCorb Films

Production Countries: Czech Republic, Malta, Serbia, Spain, United States of America

Reviews

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Ruuz
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._
2019-01-20

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