The Escapist

They took his family, now he must take revenge. Following a vicious break-in, which results in the murder of his pregnant wife, Denis (Jonny Lee Miller) turns his back on what's left of his perfect lifestyle. Reinventing himself as a hardened criminal, he infiltrates the prison system to pursue his one obsession: to kill Ricky Barnes (Andy Serkis), the man who murdered his wife. To reach Barnes, Denis must get into Sullen Voe, the highest security prison in the land and the hellhole where Ricky still lives and breathes.

The only way for Denis to achieve this is by becoming a master escapist and only revenge will set him free. Shot over an eight-week schedule in and around Dublin, Ireland in the spring of 2001, The Escapist is a raw, fast-paced and intelligent thriller about an ordinary man pushed beyond his limits and his instinctive fight to uphold the power of love and see justice served.