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“The greatest escape adventure ever told”
Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.

Charlie Hunnam
Henri 'Papillon' Charrière

Rami Malek
Louis Dega

Christopher Fairbank
Jean Castili

Eve Hewson
Nennete

Michael Socha
Julot

Brian Vernel
Guittou

Nicholas Asbury
Commandant

Louisa Pili
Clara

Antonio de la Cruz
Tribouillard

Andre Flynn
Galgani
Papillon is a adventure, crime, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of prisoner, based on novel or book, biography, based on true story, guillotine, remake. Directed by Michael Noer, it stars Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Christopher Fairbank. Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.
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