184. A Prayer Before Dawn (2017) & Papillon (1973)
Description
This week, we discuss two films about people imprisoned overseas.
The first is A Prayer Before Dawn (2017), which tells the true story of Billy Moore, a British boxer and heroin addict who spent a number of years incarcerated in Thailand in brutal conditions.
The second is Papillon (1973), starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. The film is based on the autobiography of Henri Charrière, a safecracker sentenced to life imprisonment in French Guiana.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:00:30 ) – Karen Pirie season two, Barry season three, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, King of the Hill season fourteen, The Naked Gun, Frozen 2, Aladdin, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight
A Prayer Before Dawn (00:23:50 )
Papillon (00:54:00 )
Coin toss (01:28:20 )
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