Midnight Express I was at the screening of this film in 1978 and had not seen it since but the impact was the same after 37 years it's an experience not easily shaken off. This is a true story of Billy Hayes who was arrested for trying to smuggle two kilos of hashish out of Turkey and spent 5  nightmarish years in a Turkish prison (that is not the place you want to be) Midnight Express is not a film easily forgotten and has very powerful and important lesson. Similar to The Shawshank Redemption you are there in the middle of it all  the screen play was written by Oliver Stone directed by Alan Parker (Pink Floyd The Wall) and stars Brad Davis, John Hurt, Randy Quaid and the unforgettable antagonist character Hamidou played by Paul Smith. Filmed in Malta this film is bound to shock as well as make you think the movie is rated R and runs 121 minutes you need check this out for yourself you won't believe what your seeing