Midnight Express: A movie based on real events, tells the harrowing story of a young American tourist, Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), who was arrested in Turkey for trying to smuggle hashish. | HBO Max
The film Midnight Express, based on real events, tells the harrowing story of a young American tourist, Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), who was arrested in Turkey for trying to smuggle hashish. In a brutal Turkish prison, where the law of the stronger rules, he meets a number of other prisoners including an American (Randy Quaid), an Englishman (John Hurt) and a Scandinavian (Norbert Weisser). A corrupt legal system will make him an exemplary example, and because of unsuccessful international diplomacy, he is sentenced to a long-term sentence. Billy is forced to flee on the “Midnight Express” (prison slang for escape) for his bare life. • Presented by HBO Max.
Midnight Express: A movie based on real events, tells the harrowing story of a young American tourist, Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), who was arrested in Turkey for trying to smuggle hashish. | HBO Max
Why see?
Yes, this movie is a 1978 classic and it’s a wonder VOD platforms are offering it. And you need to take advantage of it. The film, which won two Oscars (plus four other nominations) and four Golden Globes, among other things, belongs to the golden fund. Moreover, it is captivating, it gets under your skin. It shows the value of friendship in a world that is against you. How fierce a man can be when he has hope, and how desperate he can be when he loses it. The Midnight Express is worth remembering and definitely seeing if you haven’t had the chance yet.