Lucky Break

Apr 19 2002 PG-13 1h 47m
Comedy, Crime, Romance

Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?

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Plot

Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?

Written by

Ronan Bennett, Stephen Fry

Directed by

Peter Cattaneo

Cast

Ron Cook, Frank Harper, James Nesbitt

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, Germany

Production Companies

Film4 Productions, Fragile Films, Lucky Break Productions

Languages

English

Awards

4 nominations

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# of Votes
2,377
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA