CELL 211 – by Daniel Monzon

Juan Oliver wants to make a good impression at his new job as a prison officer and reports to work a day early, leaving his pregnant wife, Elena at home. His destiny is forever changed by this fateful decision, as during his tour of the prison, an accident occurs that knocks him unconscious. He is rushed to the empty but visibly haunted walls of cell 211. As this diversion unfolds, inmates of the high security cell blocks strategically break free and hijack the penitentiary. Aware of the violence that is to come, the prison officer flee, leaving Juan stranded and unconscious in the heart of the riot. When Juan awakens, he immediately takes stock of the situation; in order to survive, he must pretend to be a prisoner. Juan develop a dialogue with the violent leader of the riot, Badass, and the two begin a partnership, Badass fully believing that Juan is a ne inmate. Negotiations go smoothly until the rioters take three ETA (the militant Basque separatist organization) prisoner hostage. When this hits the news, it triggers a stream of prison riots throughout the country as well as demonstration in the Basque Country. Juan quickly realize that he is on his own as the situation becomes more politicized and the government get involved . afraid of potential ramifications in the Basque community. As the drama heightens, unexpected shifts in character both within and without the prison occur.