Papillon

Carter 2022-01-04 08:02:40

The remake of the film is a classic prison escape movie of the same name starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman in 1973. It tells the story of the professional pickpocket Henry, played by Charlie Hannum, who was framed and killed a pimp and was exiled to The prison in French Guiana surrounded by the sea was serving his sentence. Because there was a butterfly tattoo on his chest, his classmates called him "Papillon". From the day he entered the prison, Papillon planned to escape, but the escape requires the use of money to bribe the guards and purchase the escape ship, so he turned his attention to the forgery expert who was serving his sentence at the same time, and he was also a millionaire. Louis, played by Rami Marek, uses Degas to secure his financial support. The two form an alliance... Freedom is more important than anything else.

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Papillon quotes

  • Henri Charrière ('Papillon'): It's all about the waves.

  • Louis Dega: Go back to bed. That's suicide, not escape.