
Once known as Houdini for his multiple and improbable jailbreaks, Mark DeFriest was condemned to Florida's toughest prison after a lone psychiatrist declared he was faking mental illness. When that doctor reaches out 30 years later, DeFriest finds an unlikely ally willing to examine his infamous past and offer new insights to the Parole Commission.... (Full plot summary below)
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Once known as Houdini for his multiple and improbable jailbreaks, Mark DeFriest was condemned to Florida's toughest prison after a lone psychiatrist declared he was faking mental illness. When that doctor reaches out 30 years later, DeFriest finds an unlikely ally willing to examine his infamous past and offer new insights to the Parole Commission.
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| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanAs you watch the rest of Gabriel London's compelling film unfold, your opinion about the sanity of its titular subject may change, more than once. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohA vivid spotlight is shone on one particularly bizarre and compelling lifer of a jailbird. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinProducer-director Gabriel London's fascinating film tracks the astounding journey of "one of the country's most notorious prisoners," Mark DeFriest. |