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'Prison 77' is a 2022 Spanish film directed by Alberto Rodrguez which stars Miguel Herrn and Javier Gutirrez.

Plot



Set in 1977, during the so-called Transition, the plot is inspired by the real attempted prison break from the Barcelona's Crcel Modelo attempted by 45 inmates in 1978, after a rebellion led by the COPEL . The fiction follows two of the prisoners, Jos Pino and Manuel, an aged inmate who has passed through several prisons and a young accounting assistant who has just entered the prison, respectively.

Cast



Production



The screenplay was co-written by the director Alberto Rodrguez alongside his customary scribe Rafael Cobos. The film is a Movistar Plus+ and Atpica Films production. The crew featured other recurring Alberto Rodrguez' collaborators such as lex Cataln (cinematographer), Pepe Domnguez del Olmo (art director), (editing) and (composer).

Filming started in Barcelona on 2 August 2021, using the actual as shooting location. The first phase of filming was completed in late August 2021. Production then moved for the second and final phase to the province of Seville, wrapping on 4 October 2021.

Release



'Prison 77' screened out of competition as the opening film of the 70th San Sebastin International Film Festival on 16 September 2022. Distributed by Buena Vista International, the film is expected to be theatrically released in Spain on 23 September 2022. It will later be released on Movistar Plus+. It also made it to 'World Cinema' section of 27th Busan International Film Festival to be screened in October 2022.

See also



* List of Spanish films of 2022

References



Category:Films shot in the province of Seville

Category:Films shot in Barcelona

Category:Films set in Barcelona

Category:Films set in 1977

Category:Spanish drama films

Category:Films about prison escapes

Category:Films distributed by Disney

Category:2020s Spanish films

Category:2020s Spanish-language films

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