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In said revenge mission, Nemo audaciously steals a prototype submarine from the penal colony in which he is imprisoned, escaping into the ocean with a motley crew of fellow prisoners.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 July 2025
The court ordered Jenkins to serve his sentence in a maximum-security penal colony, the prosecutor’s office said.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
The movie will tell the gripping true story of children who escaped the penal colony for minors in Belle-Ile-en Mer on the night of Aug. 27, 1934.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 May 2025
At the end of April, he was moved — starting what could be a monthlong journey to a penal colony.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 July 2025
The court ordered Jenkins to serve his sentence in a maximum-security penal colony, the prosecutor’s office said.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
The movie will tell the gripping true story of children who escaped the penal colony for minors in Belle-Ile-en Mer on the night of Aug. 27, 1934.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 May 2025
At the end of April, he was moved — starting what could be a monthlong journey to a penal colony.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Penal colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20colony. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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