Film · 2017
Papillon
Directed by Michael Noer · starring Nicholas Asbury, Christopher Fairbank and Charlie Hunnam
- 2 h 13 min
- 15
- Biography · Drama · Adventure
USA
Czech Republic- Released in the UK 23 December 2018
- 6.0 AverageMovieNCo
- 6.5 Users2 votes
- 5.4 Critics9 reviews
Synopsis
A prisoner detained on a remote island plots his escape. A remake of the 1973 film 'Papillon'. A new vision of a clasic film by the director Michael Noer ('Key House Mirror') 2015 and 'Nordvest (Northwest)' 2013. Based on the international best-selling autobiographic books 'Papillon' and 'Banco', the film 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 a convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon?s escape.
Where to watch Papillon
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The essentials
- Runtime
- 133 min2 hours and 13 minutes
- Rating
- 15Suitable only for 15 years and over
- How long is Papillon?
- 2 hours and 13 minutes (133 minutes).
- When was Papillon released in the UK?
- It was released in the UK on 23 December 2018.
- Who directed Papillon?
- Michael Noer.
- Who is in Papillon?
- It stars Nicholas Asbury, Christopher Fairbank, Charlie Hunnam and Eve Hewson.
- Where can I watch Papillon?
- In the UK you can watch it on free on Prime Video and on rent on Apple TV.
Cast
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- Director
- Michael Noer
- Writers
- Dalton Trumbo
- Producers
- Ram Bergman
Videos and trailers
See the video
Photos and posters
All 12 photos
Reviews
All 9 reviewsWhat the critics say average 5.4 from 9
- 7.5 Chicago Sun-TimesRichard Roeper
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 - 7.0 VarietyDennis Harvey
"On its own terms, Noer?s adventure is ultimately a dramatic and dynamic-enough telling of an indelible fact-based story to connect with viewers".
Read - 6.0 The GuardianCharles Bramesco
"Hunnam and Malek both hold up their end of the deal. Noer, for his part, meets them halfway by conjuring golden-hued beauty for the jungle surroundings and a due griminess for the danker chambers…
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Soundtrack
All 6 songsTrivia
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Reunion
Reunites 'Sons of anarchy' (2008) co-stars Tommy Flanagan and Charlie Hunnam.
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Remake
Based on a (mostly) true story: 'Papillon' was adapted from a memoir written by Charrière first released in France back in 1969
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Butterfly
Papillon means 'Butterfly' and was Henri Charriere's nickname due to the butterfly tattoo on his chest.
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Song
There is a popular song based around someone remembering seeing the film with his father, called "Hey you Bastards, I'm still here!"
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