Manuel is a young accountant sent to Barcelona's Modelo prison accused of embezzlement. While awaiting his trial, a riot is being planned... The film is based on true facts, where inmates attempted to break out from the legendary penitentiary in the context of the Amnesty Law of 1977, for which, as part of the democratisation process, political prisoners were to be released. One of Spain's most preeminent filmmakers, the Seville born Rodríguez, delivers with Prison 77 a striking political/action thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.