Prisoner of War

"Fight to survive."

2025 1h 53m EN

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British RAF Wing Commander James Wright is captured by the Japanese during WWII and forced to fight in brutal hand-to-hand combat. The Japanese soldiers get more than they bargained for when Wright’s years of martial arts training in Hong Kong prove him to be a formidable opponent.

“Fight to survive.”

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Cast

Scott Adkins
Wing Commander James Wright
Peter Shinkoda
Lt. Col. Benjiro Ito
Michael Copon
Sgt. Gabriel Villanueva
Gabbi Garcia
Theresa
Michael Rene Walton
The Beard
Masanori Mimoto
Captain Endo
Gary Cairns
Jonesy
Kashio Atsuki
Hiroshi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louis Mandylor
Writers: Marc Clebanoff, Scott Adkins
Languages: German, English, French, Japanese, Navajo, Portuguese, Tagalog
Countries: Philippines, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $95M — a 47.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 7 languages: German, English, French, Japanese, Navajo, Portuguese, Tagalog.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Philippines, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Louis Mandylor, shot by Niccolo De La Fere. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tasos Eliopoulos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Austin Nordell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Louis Mandylor directs. Niccolo De La Fere behind the camera. Tasos Eliopoulos scores. Austin Nordell cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Philippines, United States of America. Dialogue in German, English, French, Japanese, Navajo, Portuguese, Tagalog.

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1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $95M — a 47.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released last year.
4Dialogue crosses 7 languages: German, English, French, Japanese, Navajo, Portuguese, Tagalog.
5International production across 2 countries: Philippines, United States of America.
6Directed by Louis Mandylor, shot by Niccolo De La Fere. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Tasos Eliopoulos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Austin Nordell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Scott Adkins and Peter Shinkoda and Michael Copon carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Fight to survive.".
11IMDB entry: tt33057137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 17 themes, including "world war ii", "prisoner of war", "mental breakdown", "struggle for survival".

The technical file

Cinematography: Niccolo De La Fere
Original score: Tasos Eliopoulos
Editing: Austin Nordell
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Box office: $94,700,000
Return: 4735% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Prisoner of War (2025)

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MovieGuys2025-09-22
★ 6/10
"Prisoner of War" is a basic war movie with a martial arts theme that expands upon the antagonism and martial competition between a Western prisoner of war and his Japanese jailers. I felt this film could have built upon the core concept of a sort of camp kumite (martial arts tournament) but instead it leads into a watered down great escape scenario. Acting is reasonable and action is mostly well done. In summary, a basic war, martial arts film. Worth a look.

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