Overview

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