Les Baumettes

Les Baumettes

2014 · 7 min · Action, Crime

Chronicles the true story of Jean-Louis Raphel’s attempted escape from Les Baumettes prison in Marseille, France in June 1999.

Directed by Hugo Gélin · Written by Hugo Gélin

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