Papillon

Name: Papillon
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: August 24, 2018
Duration: 133 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Andre Flynn, Antonio de la Cruz, Attila Árpa, Brian Vernel, Charlie Hunnam

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Bleecker Street | Release Date: August 24, 2018 | R

Starring: Andre Flynn, Antonio de la Cruz, Attila Árpa, Brian Vernel, Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Fairbank, Damijan Oklopdzic, David Stoller, Eve Hewson, Fernanda Diniz, Gilly Gilchrist, Goran Navojec, Ian Beattie, Jason Ryan, Joe David Walters, Joel Basman, Mark Robert Pullen, Michael Socha, Nicholas Asbury, Nikola Kent, Nina Senicar, Rami Malek, Roland Møller, Sladjana Biljman, Tommy Flanagan, Yorick van Wageningen

Summary: Based on the international best-selling autobiographic books Papillon and Banco, 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, PapillonBased on the international best-selling autobiographic books Papillon and Banco, 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. … Expand

Director: Michael Noer

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 133 min

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Richard Roeper

Aug 23, 2018

It is an impressively staged and appropriately rain-soaked, mud-splattered, bone-crunching tale, more violent and filled with rougher language than its predecessor, if not quite as powerful or moving. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Aug 21, 2018

This new version, directed by Danish filmmaker Michael Noer, brings to the story a refreshing intensity and sweep, and even a sense of adventure. Read full review

Dom Sinacola

Aug 23, 2018

It’s true that no one’s really making films like this anymore, but it’s also true that everyone pretty much wants to. Read full review

Doris Toumarkine

Aug 23, 2018

Charlie Hunnam as Parisian safecracker Henri “Papillon” Charrière and Rami Malek as his pal-in-hell, counterfeiter Louis Dega, were sorely in need of richer characters written (or directed?) with more complexity, coloring, backstory, tics, or whatever might humanize them more. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Aug 23, 2018

What’s missing is a more personal directorial imprint. Read full review

Tim Grierson

May 22, 2018

The remake of Papillon doesn’t lack for potential metaphorical riches, yet this brutal, bruising film never quite connects with its deeper themes, resulting in a story full of suffering but not enough transcendence. Read full review

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth

May 22, 2018

With no unique viewpoint on the story of its own, it’s perplexing why Papillon went in front of cameras at all. Read full review

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ProfAmateur

Apr 8, 2021

The movie is a bit long but never boring. Its a repetitive mix between hope and letdown. What will gain the upper hand?