The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the...
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.
Juan Oliver wants to make a good impression at his new job as a prison officer and reports to work a day early, leaving his pregnant wife, Elena, at home. His destiny is forever changed by this fateful decision, as during his tour of the prison, an accident occur that knocks him unconcious. He is rushed to the empty but visibly haunted walls of cell 211. As this diverion unfolds, inmates of the high security cell block strategically break free and hijack the penitentiary. Aware of the violence that is to come, the prison officer flee, leaving Juan stranded and unconcious in the heart of the riot. When Juan awaken, he immediately takes stock of the situation; in order to survive, he must pretend to be a prisoner. Juan develops a dialogue with the violent leader of the riot, Badass, and the two begin a partnerhip, Badass fully believing that Juan is a new inmate. Negotiation go smoothly until the rioter take three ETA (the militant Basque separatist organization) prisoner ...
