Midnight Express

Walk into the incredible true experience of Billy Hayes. And bring all the courage you can.

Plot Summary

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

7.5 /10

1978

USGB

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drug smuggling

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attempt to escape

based on true story

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lawyer

torture

hashish

brutality

prison sentence

masturbation

prison brutality

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