The Escapist
2010, 102 minutes
Prison escape drama featuring double narrative technique
Frank Perry (Brian Cox, is a lifer and has long accepted that hell never see the outside again. However, when Frank receives a rare letter telling him that his cherished daughter is near death following an overdose, he starts to think about escaping, and fast. He´s got a plan and he needs help. Soon a mismatched crew of all the talents comes together, with Lenny Drake (Fiennes), Brodie (Cunningham), Viv Batista (Jorge) and Cox's new cellmate James Lacey (Cooper) each pitching in.