Movie

Papillon

“The greatest escape adventure ever told”

★ 7.3(2,137)20172h 14m

Papillon is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in United Arab Emirates. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 9 June 2026.

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Director: Michael Noer
Release date: 2017-09-07
Runtime: 2h 14m
Language: English
Box office: $10,060,903
Status: Released
Country: Czech Republic
Studio: Red Granite Pictures

Papillon — trailer

About Papillon

Papillon is a 2017 movie in the Adventure, Crime and Drama genres, directed by Michael Noer, starring Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek and Christopher Fairbank. It has a runtime of 2 hours 14 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.3/10 from 2,137 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Papillon in United Arab Emirates — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Charlie Hunnam

Henri 'Papillon' Charrière

Rami Malek

Louis Dega

Christopher Fairbank

Jean Castili

Eve Hewson

Nennete

Michael Socha

Julot

Brian Vernel

Guittou

Nicholas Asbury

Commandant

Louisa Pili

Clara

Antonio de la Cruz

Tribouillard

Andre Flynn

Galgani

Yorick van Wageningen

Warden Barrot

Nikola Kent

Deputy Warden Brioulet

Themes & keywords

prisonerbased on novel or bookbiographybased on true storyguillotineremakesolitary confinementsouth americawrongful convictionprison breakisland prisondevil's islandshockingreflectivefrench guiana