The Escapist
- Release Date
- June 20, 2008
- Director
- Rupert Wyatt
- Cast
- Brian Cox , Damian Lewis , Joseph Fiennes , Seu Jorge , Liam Cunningham , Dominic Cooper
- Runtime
- 105
- Main Genre
- Crime
- Writers
- Daniel Hardy , Rupert Wyatt
- Tagline
- 5 men. 4 walls. 1 plan.
- Website
- http://www.escapistthemovie.com/
Summary
An extraordinarily visual and visceral thriller that had its world premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival, THE ESCAPIST stars Brian Cox as a man who is serving a life sentence in prison. When a letter informs him that his daughter is critically ill, he decides he must see her before it is too late and concocts an escape plan. He assembles a motley crew of unlikely companions each of whom possesses a special and necessary skill that will help with his far-fetched scheme. Juxtaposing the intricate preparations for the break-out with the actual escape itself, the film becomes an intense, existential drama about every man's need to free himself from confinement and to redeem himself for past failings.
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