Cell 211
“To survive inside, he has to become one of them.”
The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
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Cast
30 people
Alberto Ammann
Juan Oliver
Known for
Narcos
Griselda
Luis Tosar
Malamadre
Known for
Sleep Tight
Retribution
Antonio Resines
José Utrilla
Known for
Mutant Action
Mikaela
Marta Etura
Elena
Known for
The Impossible
The Invisible Guardian
Manuel Morón
Ernesto Almansa
Known for
The Plague
Patria
Carlos Bardem
Apache
Known for
El Señor de los Cielos
The Legend of El Cid
Luis Zahera
Releches
Known for
The Beasts
Unauthorized Living
Vicente Romero
Tachuela
Fernando Soto
Armando Nieto
Known for
Money Heist
30 Coins
Vicente Romero Sánchez
Tachuela
Known for
The Snow Girl
Express
Manolo Solo
Prison Director
Known for
30 Coins
Pan's Labyrinth
Patxi Bisquert
Jon Arteaga
Known for
Irati
The Backwoods
Daniel Monzón Director · Jorge Guerricaechevarría Writer Francisco Pérez Gandul Author
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $5.7M · United States release April 18, 2010
Box office
Budget
$5,700,000
Worldwide gross
$19,300,483
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
Vaca Films
Production
La Fabrique 2
Production
Morena Films
Production
Telecinco Cinema
Production
Sofica EuropaCorp
Production
Sofica Soficinéma 4
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
France · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Celda 211
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Basque · English · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2009
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Spain · November 6, 2009
Theatrical
United States · April 18, 2010
Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
Argentina
April 14, 2010 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
July 14, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Australia
July 26, 2010 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Belgium
April 18, 2010 · Premiere · Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
May 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 6, 2009 · Theatrical
September 22, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Canada
September 14, 2009 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Finland
September 18, 2010 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
October 14, 2009 · Premiere · Beauvais Film Festival
August 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Germany
July 23, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Greece
January 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 24, 2010 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ireland
July 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
April 16, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
December 8, 2009 · Premiere · Festival de Cine Español
Kazakhstan
April 8, 2010 · Limited theatrical
Lithuania
March 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 4, 2010 · Theatrical
May 17, 2011 · Physical · DVD
December 18, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
November 30, 2016 · TV · RTL 7
Panama
October 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Peru
December 2, 2010 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 1, 2010 · Premiere · Pelicula Pelikula Spanish Film Festival
Poland
March 22, 2011 · Premiere · Tydzien kina hiszpanskiego
Portugal
December 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Russia
March 4, 2010 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
October 3, 2009 · Premiere · Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival
March 10, 2010 · Physical
Sweden
January 30, 2010 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
March 4, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
April 30, 2010 · Theatrical · Italian
May 5, 2010 · Theatrical · French
July 8, 2010 · Theatrical · German
Ukraine
March 18, 2010 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 18, 2011 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
July 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Uruguay
June 6, 2011 · Premiere · Centro Cultural de España
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