The film, which will be titled Get the Gringo in the US, sees Gibson take on the role of 'Driver', a criminal who learns to survive in a Mexican prison with the help of a 10-year-old boy.
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Kevin Hernandez, Peter Stormare and Dean Norris co-star in the movie, which is from the producers of Gibson's Braveheart and Apocalypto.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation will open in UK cinemas on May 11 following a May 1 video on demand bow on DirecTV in the US.
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