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The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.

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Awards
Won 11 awards, including the Goya Award for Best Film (2010) and the Mestre Mateo Award for best film (2009)
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Nominations
8 award nominations, including the Goya Award for Best Art Direction (2010)
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Box office
Grossed $19.3M worldwide, about 3.4 times its $5.7M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Cell 211
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Filming locations
Filmed in Concordat prison
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Setting
Set in Spain
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Sequels
Follows Camino and is followed by Black Bread
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Music
Music by Roque Baños
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Details

Director: Daniel Monzón
Writers: Francisco Pérez GandulNovel
Jorge GuerricaechevarríaWriter
Daniel MonzónWriter
Original title: Celda 211
Status: Released
Release date: November 6, 2009
Original language: Spanish
Budget: $5.7M
Revenue: $19.3M
Countries: France, Spain

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