Prisoner X (2016)

As the world rages in war and civil strife, a CIA agent arrives at a secret underground prison to interrogate a time-traveling terrorist, who she believes is responsible for the unfolding catastrophe.

Director:

Gaurav Seth

Writers:

Robert Reed (novel), Gaurav Seth

Stars:

Julian Richings, Michelle Nolden, Damon Runyan

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Julian Richings	...	Jefferson
Michelle Nolden	...	Carmen
Damon Runyan	...	Fischer
Nigel Bennett	...	President Charles Turner
Romano Orzari	...	Ramiro
Gianpaolo Venuta	...	Jim
Jessica Greco	...	Anna
Dru Viergever	...	Prison Guard
Alex Harrouch	...	Jordan
Stewart Arnott	...	Director of National Intelligence
Vladimir Jon Cubrt	...	DHS Official
Jim Codrington	...	Williams
Andrew Lichti-Lee	...	Medic
Shawn C. Orr	...	Interrogator
Keira McNeice	...	Sandra

Storyline

On a cold February night, a young man is found unconscious at the wheel of a crashed vehicle in Montana not far from the Canadian border and a lump of weapons-grade Uranium is recovered from the trunk. He is immediately thrown into a high-security prison and tortured relentlessly for months. But apart from a few vicious-sounding curses in an unknown language, he utters nothing. Then one day out of the blue, he gives his interrogators a list of numbers and letters, which turn out to be astronomical coordinates of upcoming Supernova explosions. The very next day the first of those celestial events occurs exactly as predicted, sending shock-waves through the security establishment. It's obvious; the man in custody is no ordinary terrorist. He is a time-traveller from the future. Fifteen years later, RAMIRO still sits in the same secret prison two kilometres under the ground, but much has changed in the world above. Based on the information he has provided over the years, the US has waged...

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | novela | time travel | 

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Taglines:

We can't change the past. But we can create a new one.

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prisioneiro X

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Federgreen Entertainment, Sir Harry Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A notch or 2 above your typical SyFy channel original movie

The best way to describe this movie would be if you took an average episode of The Outer Limits TV series (1995–2002) or the remade Twilight Zone TV series (1985–1989, 2002-2003), and extended it to a 2- hour format.

Sometimes time-travel movies are overly convoluted as a way to come off as original or smart, but Prisoner X handles it in a very straightforward manner.

The actors are unknown, but the majority do a good job. The story is creative, and the budget is high enough to provide believable sets and decent props without looking like something you'd see on MST3K.

Some of the scenes felt rushed, so better editing plus cutting out unnecessary side stories would have allowed other scenes to be extended.

You'll be disappointed if you expect a Michael Bay pew-pew fest or a Hollywood action/thriller film. It's definitely a notch or 2 above a typical SyFy channel original movie though.

Overall, Prisoner X is a good way to kill a few hours of boredom.