The film systematically dismantles every traditional source of order:
| Country | Prison Population (approx.) | Incarceration Rate (per 100k) | |---------|----------------------------|-------------------------------| | USA | 2.2 million | 716 | | China | 1.65 million (estimated) | 121 (unofficial) | | Russia | 680,000 | 481 | | India | 385,000 (plus 300k under trial) | 30 | | Brazil | 550,000 | 274 | | UK | 85,000 | 148 | prisoners.2013
The story begins on Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania when two young girls, Anna Dover and Joy Birch, go missing. Vigilantism vs. Law: It follows two families whose young daughters suddenly
The story is set in a gloomy, rain-soaked Pennsylvania suburb during Thanksgiving. It follows two families whose young daughters suddenly vanish without a trace. In the final analysis, Prisoners is not a
Denis Villeneuve's direction creates a tense and foreboding atmosphere. He uses long takes and close-ups to build a sense of claustrophobia and intensify the emotional impact of the story.
In the final analysis, Prisoners is not a film about finding missing girls. It is a film about what we lose when we try to find them by any means necessary. It warns that in the war against chaos, the first prisoner taken is always our own morality.