Brian Cox (THE BOURNE SUPREMACY) stars in this festival favorite as a man desperate to escape prison. But in this thriller, it's not just about freedom from the bars; the man needs to see his daughter before she dies from an illness. Joined by a group of his fellow prisoners, THE ESCAPIST makes his break from his cell in a fascinating and thought-provoking way.
DVD Features:
Region [unknown]
Director of Photography
Philipp Blaubach: Director of photography
Executive Producer
Brian Cox: British Actor, L.I.E. (2000)
Executive Producer
Tristan Whalley:
Music Performer(s)
Coldplay: Brit Rock Band
Review 1:
4 stars out of 5 -- "Rupert Wyatt's feature debut covers surprisingly fresh territory. What impresses immediately is the film's grim, oppressive atmosphere....Gripping..."
Source: Empire
p.53 07/01/2008
Review 2:
"THE ESCAPIST shapes a standard prison-break drama into a metaphysical study of freedom and reparation....Structuring the escape and its planning as parallel story lines, the director, Rupert Wyatt, keeps faces close and words to a minimum."
Source: New York Times
04/03/2009
Review 3:
“Cox shows a wily, well-tested faith in the power of opaque stillness and taciturn authority to suggest emotional depth. It make for an unexpectedly welcome form of dramatic escape...”
Source: Los Angeles Times
04/10/2009
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