Midnight Express  (Blu-ray English)

Brad Davis (The Player, Chariots of Fire) and John Hurt (Contact, Alien) star in this riveting truestory of a young American's nightmarish experiences in a Turkish prison and his unforgettable journey to freedom. Busted for attempting to smuggle hashish o

On 6 October 1970, while on holiday in Istanbul, Turkey, American college student Billy Hayes straps 2kg of hashish blocks to his chest. While attempting to board a plane back to the United States with his girlfriend, Susan, Billy is arrested by Turkish police on high alert, due to fear of terrorist attacks. He is strip-searched, photographed and questioned. After a while, a shadowy American (who is never named, but is nicknamed 'Tex' by Billy due to his thick Texan accent) arrives, takes Billy to a police station, and translates for Billy for one of the detectives. On questioning, Billy tells them that he bought the hash from a taxicab driver, and offers to help the police track him down, in exchange for his release. Billy goes with the police to a nearby marketplace and points out the cab driver, but when the police go to arrest the cabbie, Billy sees an opportunity and makes a run for it. He gets cornered in a building and is recaptured by the mysterious American, holding him at gunpoint and threatening him to not escape again.