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Released
2009 · FILM

Cell 211

A newly hired prison guard must masquerade as an inmate to survive a brutal uprising and outwit the ruthless gang leader who controls the riot before the whole facility collapses into chaos.

“To survive inside, he has to become one of them.”

Directed by
Daniel Monzon, Sergio Francisco
Written by
Jorge Guerricaechevarria, Daniel Monzon
Rated
BBFC · 18
Runtime
108 min
Language
ES
ActionCrimeDrama
Streaming on
  • Netflix

Synopsis

The story follows two men on opposite sides of a prison riot: one is the inmate leading the rebellion, and the other is a young guard who becomes trapped in the revolt. To survive the chaos, the guard disguises himself as a prisoner.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 192+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Mapa PastorShot by Carles GusiScored by Roque BanosCostumes by Montse SanchoStunts by Jose Ignacio Alvarez

Box Office

2009 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.4× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$19.3M

Budget$5.7M
Worldwide gross$19.3M
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Zelle 211 - Der Knastaufstandde
  • Cell 211en
  • Cellule 211fr
  • Cella 211it

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