Review of Papillon (2017) by Thomas Y — 24 Aug 2018

I haven't seen the original. This is a great movie in it's own right though.

This review of Papillon (2017) was written by Thomas Y on 24 Aug 2018.

Papillon has generally received positive reviews.

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