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The Escapist is a British film of genre Drama directed by Gillies MacKinnon released in USA on 1 january 2002 with Jonny Lee Miller

The Escapist (2002)

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Released in USA 1 january 2002
Length 1h28
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Crime
Rating60% 3.047283.047283.047283.047283.04728

The Escapist is a 2002 film directed by Gillies MacKinnon and written by Nick Perry.

The film is a thriller and stars Jonny Lee Miller, Andy Serkis and Gary Lewis.

Synopsis

Denis Hopkins (Jonny Lee Miller) seems to have the perfect life, a job as a pilot, a beautiful home and wife Valerie (Paloma Baeza) who is expecting their first child. One night, Denis and Valerie's home is broken into by a borderline psychotic thief named Ricky Barnes (Andy Serkis) who shoots and kills Valerie, coldly saying to Denis: 'I'm going to let you live'. Valerie dies while being transported to the hospital, and the baby narrowly survives childbirth, leaving Denis devastated. Barnes is sentenced to twenty years in Sullom Voe Prison, which is on a remote island in the middle of the North Sea. Denis is not satisfied with the sentence, considering Barnes shows no remorse and openly mocks Denis in court.

Actors

Jonny Lee Miller

(Denis Hopkins)
Andy Serkis

(Ricky Barnes)
Jodhi May

(Christine)
Gary Lewis

(Ron)
Paloma Baeza

(Valerie Hopkins)
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