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Cell 211 (Spanish: Celda 211) is a 2009 Spanish-French prison film directed by Daniel Monzón from a screenplay by Monzón and Jorge Guerricaechevarría and based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Francisco Pérez Gandul. The film stars Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Antonio Resines, Manuel Morón, Carlos Bardem, Luis Zahera, Vicente Romero ...
Jun 30, 2010 · I don’t want to describe any more than that in specific terms. Those really would be spoilers, because in “Cell 211,” it is actually impossible to anticipate what will happen. The story follows no established formula. It discourages attempts at anticipation. It unfolds convincingly at every stage, but unpredictably.
Juan Oliver wants to make a good impression at his new job as a prison officer and reports to work a day early, leaving his pregnant wife, Elena, at home. During his tour of the prison, an accident occurs that knocks him unconscious. He is rushed to the empty but visibly haunted walls of cell 211. As this diversion unfolds, convicts break free ...
Jul 5, 2011 · At one point the prisoners demand huge plates of shrimps, plus speed and cocaine. It’s not a bad metaphor for the film as a whole – Cell 211 is high-class sustenance served amphetamine fast ...
- Freelance Writer
Cell 211: Directed by Daniel Monzón. With Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Antonio Resines, Manuel Morón. The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Daniel Monzón
- 2009-11-06
C4rlo5 ★★★★★. “Se hace lo que se puede”. Spanish thriller directed by Daniel Monzón, starring Luis Tosar, who won a Goya Award for Best Actor because of his impressive performance here as Malamadre. It’s the movie winner of the Goya Award for Best Film of 2009. It’s about a prison riot in Zamora and how a new officer of the ...
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Nov 17, 2009 · Cell 211 (Celda 211) By Lee Marshall 2009-11-17T11:57:00+00:00. Dir: Daniel Monzon. Spain/France. 2009. 114 mins. ... The authorities know that if anything happens to them, prison riots will erupt ...
