Presents Directed by Michael Noer 136 Minutes / USA / 2018 / Rated R For press materials, including trailer, poster, and film stills please visit: https://tinyurl.com/papillonmaterials @PapillonMovie http://www.papillon.movie INTERNATIONAL PRESS CONTACTS Maxine Leonard PR Jennifer Nguyen
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[email protected] (323) 930-2345 PAPILLON SHORT SYNOPSIS Based on the international best-selling autobiographical books “Papillon” and “Banco," Papillon follows the epic story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon’s escape. LONG SYNOPSIS In the glamorous world of Paris in 1931, safecracker Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam) steals a small fortune in diamonds for local gangster Castili (Christopher Fairbank). Though he avoids detection, Papillon — whose nickname refers to the butterfly tattoo on his chest — makes one critical mistake: he withholds a jeweled necklace from the unforgiving crime boss and gives it to his girlfriend Nenette (Eve Hewson) instead. In retaliation, Castili frames Papillon for murder, earning him a life sentence at the infamous penal colony in French Guiana. On a ship bound for the remote South American prison, Papillon meets meek currency forger Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who was sentenced to life for producing counterfeit bonds. There, amid thousands of violent convicts awaiting their fate, the two men reach an agreement: Papillon will protect Dega and the stash of money he has hidden.