Synopsis

PAPILLON 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 quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon's escape.

Cast

Charlie Hunnam & Rami Malek

Production

Ram Bergman, Roger Corbi, David Koplan, Joey McFarland

Director

Michael Noer

Writing

Based on the book by Henri Charrière