Cell 211


1h 51m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Tinged with social overtones, turns on a rookie prison employee that gets trapped in the penitentiary as it erupts in violence and has to pass himself off as a new prison inmate. The riot sparks a political crisis and a media blitz, which shake the very foundations of Spain.

Film Details

Also Known As
Celda 211, Cellule 211
Genre
Adaptation
Foreign
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Bolero; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Filmtrade; La Fabrique De Films; Luxor Entertainment (Russia); Morena Films; Playtime; Senator Film Verleih; Studiocanal UK; Telecinco; Vaca Films Studio; Wild Bunch AG
Distribution Company
Alliance Films; Caroprokat; Cineplex; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Filmtrade; La Fabrique De Films; Les Films De L'Elysee; Paramount Pictures International (PPI); Quality Films; Telecinco; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 51m

Synopsis

Tinged with social overtones, turns on a rookie prison employee that gets trapped in the penitentiary as it erupts in violence and has to pass himself off as a new prison inmate. The riot sparks a political crisis and a media blitz, which shake the very foundations of Spain.

Film Details

Also Known As
Celda 211, Cellule 211
Genre
Adaptation
Foreign
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Bolero; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Filmtrade; La Fabrique De Films; Luxor Entertainment (Russia); Morena Films; Playtime; Senator Film Verleih; Studiocanal UK; Telecinco; Vaca Films Studio; Wild Bunch AG
Distribution Company
Alliance Films; Caroprokat; Cineplex; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Filmtrade; La Fabrique De Films; Les Films De L'Elysee; Paramount Pictures International (PPI); Quality Films; Telecinco; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 51m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video August 30, 2011

Released in United States September 2009

Released in United States 2010

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Venice Days) September 2-12, 2009.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Special Presentations) May 20-June 13, 2010.

Based on the novel "Celda 211" by Francisco Perez Gandul and published by Ediciones Lengua de Trapo in January 2004.

Released in United States on Video August 30, 2011

Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Venice Days) September 2-12, 2009.)

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Special Presentations) May 20-June 13, 2010.)