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 |