Papillon [Movie Tie-in]

Synopsis

“a modern classic of courage and excitement. ” —the new yorkernow a major motion picture starring charlie hunnam and rami malekhenri charrière, nicknamed "papillon, " for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of french guiana, he became obsessed with one goal: escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was eventually sent to the notorious prison, devil's island, a place from which no one had ever escaped. Until papillon.