Rami Malek (left) stars as “Louis Dega” and Charlie Hunnam (right) stars as “Henri ‘Papillon’ Charriére” in director Michael Noer’s PAPILLON, a Bleecker Street release. Credit: Jose Haro / Bleecker ...

Watch the trailer for ‘Papillon,’ starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek. Photo: Bleecker Street Media “Welcome to the penal colony of French Guiana,” the welcoming warden memorably drones, “whose ...

Henri 'Papillon' Charriere is a safecracker unfairly convicted of murder in 1930s France. He is sent to the infamous French penal colony - Devil's Island. He makes the acquaintance of fellow convict ...

The new film version of “Papillon,” based on Henri Charriere’s 1969 best-seller and its 1973 sequel, “Banco,” is rather better than the previous screen adaptation starring Steve McQueen (mouth closed) ...