Watch: Bleecker Street releases two new clips from 'Papillon' starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek
'Papillon,' starring Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek, is set to premiere this coming August 24. The biographical drama film chronicles the story of French convict Henri Charrière (Hunnam), nicknamed Papillon, who was imprisoned in 1933 and escaped in 1941 with the help of another convict, counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek). The trailer for the film was released in May and provided audiences with their first glimpse of Malek and Hunnam plotting their escapes from the numerous French prison colonies in South America.
An official synopsis for the movie reads: "Based on the international best-selling autobiographical books 'Papillon' and 'Banco,' 'Papillon' follows the epic story of Henri 'Papillon' Charrière a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon's escape."