I was often thinking about the Steve McQueen/Dustin Hoffman version of this from the early 1970s when watching this version.
It is better on a bigger screen though from the scenery in it.
I had read the book too 40 or more years ago.
What did you think of the 2018 version?
Papillon (2018) - Rotten Tomatoes
Papillon (1973) - Rotten Tomatoes