A young tourist, Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), travelling in Turkey is arrested for possession of hashish. The film traces his experiences, often violent and terrifying, in a foreign jail and his attempts to escape and cross the border into freedom. The cast also features John Hurt and Randy Quaid with a script by Oliver Stone. The film is based on Billy Hughes’ book of the same title relating his jail experiences.
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ACMI Identifier
312300
Languages
Arabic
Dutch
English
English
English
French
French
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture trailers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Prison films
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)