One of the best films of the past decade is now streaming on Netflix! Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman star in the 2013 film prisonersdirected by award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.
prisoners Jackman plays Keller Dover, a distraught father whose daughter is kidnapped with her friend one day. The police, led by Detective Loki (Gyllenhaal), arrest a suspect but then release him, prompting Keller to take matters into his own hands to save his daughter.
Aside from Gyllenhaal and Jackman, prisoners also stars Paul Dano, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard and Melissa Leo. The film’s impressive cast helped earn it numerous accolades and awards upon its release in 2013, including an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography.
Within just days of being added to Netflix’s streaming catalogue, the film shot to number one on Netflix’s top ten chart.
Location of the prisoners
According to the online geographic tool LatLong, prisoners was filmed on location in Atlanta and Conyers, Georgia in the United States. colliders had also previously confirmed that production of the film would take place in Georgia in 2013. Although the film is set in Pennsylvania, “on location” means it was shot in real locations and not on sound stages.
LatLong also names some of the specific places where prisoners was filmed, such as Atlanta Medical Center, Village Square Shopping Center, Stone Mountain, and even addresses where the houses were set, such as Keller Dover’s house and more. There are a few other specific locations mentioned in the article, but overall it looks like the film was shot entirely on location in Georgia.
prisoners now streaming on Netflix. Have you checked it out yet?
