Papillon

About Papillon

Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.

Michael Noer's Papillon is a 2017 crime film. It runs 134 minutes and was released in September 2017.

Charlie Hunnam takes the lead as Henri 'Papillon' Charrière, Rami Malek as Louis Dega, Christopher Fairbank as Jean Castili, and Eve Hewson as Nennete. Written by Aaron Guzikowski. Production companies include Czech Anglo Pictures, FishCorb Films, and Red Granite Pictures. The story is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under whimsical, complex, shocking, and baffled. American members can watch it on Cinemax Amazon Channel and Cinemax Apple TV channel.

Summer of 85, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and One Shot make useful companions to Papillon, all filed under ambivalent and bewildered. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 2,217 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.