Is Brokedown Palace real?

Film. The movie Brokedown Palace is claimed to be loosely based on the exploits of Patricia Cahill and Karen Smith.

What is Brokedown Palace movie about?

Telling their parents they’re going to Hawaii, recent high school grads Alice (Claire Danes) and Darlene (Kate Beckinsale) instead travel to Thailand, thinking their money will go farther. There they meet Nick, a charming Aussie who sells them on the idea of traveling to Hong Kong with him. But things go awry at the airport when the girls are caught smuggling illegal substances in their luggage. Having been duped by Nick, the girls are sentenced to 33 years in a Thai prison.
Brokedown Palace/Film synopsis

Where was Brokedown Palace filmed?

the Philippines
Filming. Because the film presents a critical view of the Thai legal system, most of the scenes were filmed in the Philippines; however, some panoramas and views were filmed in Bangkok.

What happens to Alice in Brokedown Palace?

Alice and Darlene are framed as heroin smugglers and falsely prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced to 33 years in prison by the corrupt and self-serving Thai legal system.

Is return to paradise a true story?

Based on the 1990 French film, “Force Majeure,” and rather reminiscent of “Midnight Express” (the 1978 film loosely based on the true story of an American college student imprisoned in a foreign prison for smuggling drugs), “Return To Paradise” is a thought-provoking, but not always gripping exploration of where one …

What happened to Daniel Léger?

The film concludes with Léger’s release from a Thailand prison, where he kicked his addiction. He then educates himself in the Thai judicial system and, after serving eight years, manages to get a prison transfer.

Is Brokedown Palace on Hulu or Netflix?

Brokedown Palace is now streaming on Hulu. Kate Beckinsale and Claire Danes behind the scenes.

Is Brokedown Palace on Netflix?

Sorry, Brokedown Palace is not available on American Netflix.

Where is Patricia Cahill now?

Cahill also appeared on RTÉ TV’s series A Handful of Songs, broadcast across the-then ITV network, during the early 1970s. She now lives in Marbella, Spain.

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