Where was The Escapist filmed?
2008 film, directed by Rupert Wyatt.
- Kilmainham Gaol
The story is set in London, about 290 miles (466 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- London
- Filmed in
- Kilmainham Gaol
- Distance
- About 290 miles (466 km) between London and the nearest filming location.
About The Escapist
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- Released
- 2008
- Director
- Rupert Wyatt
- Cast
- Brian CoxJoseph FiennesDominic CooperDamian LewisLiam CunninghamSeu JorgeSteven MackintoshSheamus
- Genre
- CrimePrisonDrama
The story
The film runs two narratives simultaneously: the preparation for the escape and the escape itself.
When Perry receives his first letter in fourteen years, informing him that his cherished daughter is a drug addict and near death following an overdose, he starts to think about escaping.
When Perry receives the bad news that his daughter has died his plans change.
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Filmed nearby
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- Normal People Dublin (2 mi from Kilmainham Gaol)
- Arcadian Dublin (2 mi from Kilmainham Gaol)
- In the Name of the Father South Lotts (3 mi from Kilmainham Gaol)
- Barry Lyndon Powerscourt Estate (12 mi from Kilmainham Gaol)
- Aristocrats Maynooth (12 mi from Kilmainham Gaol)
- Ballykissangel Avoca (34 mi from Kilmainham Gaol)
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