Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek’s ‘Papillon’ Lands at Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street has secured U.S. distribution rights to director Michael Noer’s fact-based drama “Papillon” starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek, the company announced Tuesday.
Based on two best-selling memoirs, “Papillon” follows Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island.
Determined to regain his freedom, he forms an unlikely alliance with quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Malek), who agrees to finance Papillon’s
escape in exchange for protection, ultimately resulting in a bond of lasting friendship.