Prisoner (2007)

Director
Robert Archer Lynn; David Alford

Main cast
Julian McMahon; Elias Koteas; Dagmara Domińczyk; Tom Guiry; David Alford

Genres
Horror, Thriller

Description
A Hollywood director is taken prisoner while scouting a remote prison.


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