Cell 211
Original title: Celda 211
“To survive inside, he has to become one of them.”
2009 · 1 h 53 min
Directed by 
Daniel Monzón
Daniel MonzónCast
Luis Tosar Alberto Ammann 
Antonio Resines 
Manuel Morón 
Carlos Bardem Marta Etura
Credits
Written by: 
Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Plot
A new prison guard on his first day is trapped inside a prison during a riot, and pretends to be an inmate to survive, in a tense, violent thriller.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tense and brutal prison thriller.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (74,651 votes)
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