Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.

See what’s playing
Cell 211
Cell 211
7.7
/10
1,283 Ratings

CELL 211

Celda 211

Directed by Daniel Monzón
France, Spain, 2009
Crime, Action

Synopsis

Knocked out during his first day on the job, prison guard Juan awakens to find that his co-workers have abandoned him amid an inmate uprising. Juan must pose as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal and is soon taken under the wing of Malamadre, the riot’s leader.

Synopsis

Knocked out during his first day on the job, prison guard Juan awakens to find that his co-workers have abandoned him amid an inmate uprising. Juan must pose as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal and is soon taken under the wing of Malamadre, the riot’s leader.

Our take

A prison in the grip of a vicious, blood-spattered riot is the arena for Daniel Monzón’s propulsive storytelling and kinetic approach to craft. Always on the move and seemingly edited with a garrotte wire—don’t be fooled by the quiet, measured opening, there’s no stopping Cell 211 once it kicks off.