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Papillon (2017)

Original title: Papillon

“The greatest escape adventure ever told”

2017 · 2 h 14 min
Directed by Michael Noer · Denmark · Scandinavian Cinema
AdventureCrimeDrama

Cast

Charlie Hunnam Damijan Oklopdzic Christopher Fairbank Jason Ryan Eve Hewson Sladjana Biljman

Credits

Written by: Aaron Guzikowski

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

Papillon (2017) is a Danish adventure film directed by Michael Noer. It stars Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek and Christopher Fairbank. It runs 134 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (97,670 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.