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.
Charlie Hunnam | Henri "Papillon" Charrière |
Rami Malek | Louis Dega |
Eve Hewson | Nenette |
Roland Møller | Celier |
Tommy Flanagan | Masked Breton |
Michael Socha | Julot |
Nicholas Asbury | Commandant |
Yorick van Wageningen | Warden Barrot |
Louisa Pili | Clara |
Joel Basman | André Maturette |
Antonio de la Cruz | Tribouillard |
Andre Flynn | Galgani |