Fresh
From Spanish director Daniel Monzon, this is a white-hot prison drama with a Byzantine plot and enough gore to make Reservoir Dogs look like a petting zoo.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Cell 211
To survive inside, he has to become one of them.
2009 · 1h 48m · N/A
Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Daniel Monzón
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Cell 211
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Daniel Monzón Director
- Alberto Ammann as Juan Oliver
- Luis Tosar as Malamadre
- Antonio Resines as José Utrilla
- Marta Etura as Elena
- Manuel Morón as Ernesto Almansa
- Carlos Bardem as Apache
- Luis Zahera as Releches
- Fernando Soto as Armando Nieto
- Vicente Romero Sánchez as Tachuela
- Manolo Solo as Prison Director
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a cut above the usual penal picture, intelligent with sharply drawn, memorable characters, a storyline suffused with tension and unexpected turns, and a morass of moral quandaries that could lead the most innocent into irretrievable darkness.
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
Fresh
Just be sure to up your internal disbelief setting from 'suspended' to 'nonexistent'.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Fresh
Celda 211 (Cell 211) requires you to look past a couple of contrivances in order to enjoy its main scenario: How quickly can the ruinous nature of prison life corrupt an innocent, moral man?
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
Nearly every minute throbs with heart-pounding suspense, from the opening scene of a prisoner slashing his wrists with a razor blade fashioned from a cigarette filter to its mournful, blood-soaked conclusion.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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