Know the "Prisoners"

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Know the "Prisoners"

Writer: Elaine Ewe

How far would you go to protect your family? Denis Villeneuve, the Canadian behind the Oscar-nominated film "Incendies" that was released three years ago, makes his return to the big screen with a crime thriller film titled "Prisoners". The film stars Hugh Jackman as Keller Dover, a man hell-bent on revenge against the man whom he believes to be responsible for the kidnapping of his six-year-old daughter and her best friend. Jake Gyllenhaal plays a young, brash detective named Loki who is in charge of the investigation into the kidnapping, but the man he may end up arresting is the desperate Dover.

The film opened at the 2013 Telluride Film Festival to critical acclaim, so before "Prisoners" is released in cinemas, let's have a look at the players in this gritty tale.

Hugh Jackman as Keller Dover. He's not a very happy camper, as you can see, because his daughter has been kidnapped and the suspect is released due to lack of evidence.

Jake Gyllenhaal as Detective Loki. His hairstyle kind of looks like Tom Hiddleston's Loki in "Thor" (2011) and they are both called Loki.

Viola Davis as Nancy Birch and Terrence Howard as Franklin Birch, a couple whose daughter goes missing at the same time as Dover's daughter. Viola is in a lot of films these days, not that we are complaining.

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Cinema Online, 17 September 2013