THE ESCAPIST
by Rupert Wyatt
synopsis
Frank Perry is a lifer, thirteen years into his sentence and institutionalised. His estranged daughter is in hospital and close to death. Desperate to make his peace with her, Frank develops a plan to escape. But he can’t break out alone and enlists an ensemble of escapists.
| international title: | The Escapist |
| original title: | The Escapist |
| country: | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| sales agent: | Goalpost Film |
| year: | 2007 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Rupert Wyatt |
| release date: | UK 11/04/2008, NL 25/09/2008 |
| screenplay: | Rupert Wyatt, Daniel Hardy |
| cast: | Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Liam Cunningham, Dominic Cooper, Steven Mackintosh, Seu Jorge |
| cinematography by: | Philipp Blaubach |
| film editing: | Joe Walker |
| art director: | Jim Furlong |
| costumes designer: | Maeve Paterson |
| music: | Benjamin Wallfisch |
| producer: | Adrian Sturges, Alan Moloney |
| production: | Picture Farm, Parallel Films |
| backing: | UK Film Council, Irish Film Board, Irish Film Industry |
| distributor: | Vertigo Films |
