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Prisoners is a american film of genre Drama directed by Denis Villeneuve released in USA on 20 september 2013 with Hugh Jackman
Prisoners (2013)
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Add to a movie listPrisoners is a 2013 American thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay written by Aaron Guzikowski. The film has an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo and Paul Dano.
The plot focuses on the abduction of two young girls in Pennsylvania and the subsequent search. At the 86th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Cinematography.
Synopsis
Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) and his wife Grace (Maria Bello) attend a Thanksgiving dinner at the home of their friends, Franklin (Terrence Howard) and Nancy (Viola Davis) Birch. The children go for a walk in the neighborhood and approach a campervan that is parked outside a house nearby. There is music playing, which suggests there is somebody inside. After dinner, both families' younger daughters, Anna Dover and Joy Birch, go missing.Actors
Hugh Jackman
(Keller Dover)
Jake Gyllenhaal
(Detective Loki)
Melissa Leo
(Holly Jones)
Paul Dano
(Alex Jones)
Maria Bello
(Grace Dover)
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