The Escapist (2008)

A career criminal seeks redemption for himself, his family, and his friends by busting out of a penitentiary in this intelligent thriller. Frank (Brian Cox) is a criminal who was forced to leave his wife and six-year-old daughter behind when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Frank openly acknowledges he was guilty and has made his peace with life behind bars, but when he learns that a drug overdose has left his daughter seriously ill, he feels a powerful need to reconnect with his family, and his only option is to escape. Knowing he can't do it alone, Frank assembles a team from various factions ...
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of the prison population, including Viv (Seu Jorge), who makes and deals drugs from his cell; Lenny (Joseph Fiennes), a wiry tough guy who doesn't speak if he can avoid it; and Lacey (Dominic Cooper), Frank's new cellmate who is a white-collar criminal not cut out for prison life. Frank soon realizes if his plan is to work, he'll have to bring aboard some of the more dangerous and unpredictable members of the prison's community, including vicious and corrupt brothers Rizza (Damian Lewis) and Tony (Steven Mackintosh). The Escapist was the first feature film from writer and director Rupert Wyatt.
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Frank Perry (Brian Cox) zit al jaren een levenslange gevangenisstraf uit. Wanneer zijn dochter, die hij nauwelijks gekend heeft, ernstig ziek wordt, is Frank vastberaden het goed te maken met haar, voordat het te laat is. Hij ontwikkelt een ingenieus vluchtplan en omringt zich met een groepje gevangenen die mee willen ontsnappen. De criminelen hebben het niet zo op elkaar, maar zijn verbonden door een gezamenlijke drang te ontsnappen.

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