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Cell 211

To survive inside, he has to become one of them.

7.4 / 10

110 minutes

2009-11-06

English

FR

Actors :

Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Antonio Resines, Carlos Bardem, Félix Cubero, Marta Etura, Luis Zahera, Vicente Romero Sánchez, Patxi Bisquert, Manolo Solo, Josean Bengoetxea, Anartz Zuazua, Manuel Morón, Fernando Soto, David Selvas

Description

The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

3/14/2024, 8:28:48 PM

Now there are a few rather daft plot holes here, but in the main this is a really strong prison drama anchored well by Luis Tosar and Alberto Ammann. The latter man ("Juan") is on an orientation visit to a high security prison were he is shortly to begin work when a full scale riot breaks out. That is being led by "Malamadre" (Tosar) and it's only by luck - he had had an earlier accident and was r...