Goalpost Film
The Escapist
About
Starring: Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Liam Cunningham, Seu Jorge, Dominic Cooper, Steven Mackintosh and Damian Lewis
Written by: Rupert Wyatt and Daniel Hardy
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Produced by: Adrian Sturges and Alan Moloney
Genre: Thriller
Status: Completed. A hit at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, THE ESCAPIST was theatrically released by IFC in North America in April 2009. A Picture Farm/Parallel Films production
Synopsis
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence. When his daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists to try to pull it off.
Quotes
"Filmmaking at it's finest. The Escapist takes the prison break movie to a new level." - RADIO ONE