Prisoners (2006)
- Original title
- Gefangene
- Directed by
- Iain Dilthey
- Genre
- drama film, psychological thriller
- Country
- Germany, Austria
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A lonely teacher in a German town is taken hostage in her own home by an escaped convict. As she follows his commands without much resistance, the power dynamic between them becomes disturbingly ambiguous.
claustrophobictenseambiguousslow-burnunsettlingcoldpsychologicalchilling
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