"Escape at Clinton Correctional" is based on real events. In 2015, the first escape occurred at the Clinton Correction Facility, a high-security prison in New York. Two convicted murderers were assisted by a female prison staff. Successfully escaped from prison. (One of the murderers pursued the employee, alleging a physical relationship)
Benicio del Toro as convicted murderer Richard Matt, an artistic and terrifying force in prison who dominates the escape. Paul Dano plays David Sweat, another convicted police murderer who seduces Tilly with his good looks. Patricia Arquette plays Tilly Mitchell, a married working-class woman who trains as a tailor in prison; she is seduced by two inmates and has sex, making her an accomplice in the escape.
In reality, Richard Matt was shot and killed by police three weeks later, and David Sweat was later shot at the Canadian border.
