John Wick star and in some way nonetheless the best-kept secret in motion films, Scott Adkins, delivers what may very well be probably the greatest and most shocking motion thrillers of the 12 months. The actor and martial artist’s upcoming motion struggle epic, Prisoner of Conflict, has now debuted at Massive Unhealthy Movie Fest, with the primary critiques and reactions heaping reward on Adkins as each an actor and an motion star, in addition to declaring it probably the greatest motion films of the 12 months.
Directed by Louis Mandylor, who beforehand shared the display screen with Adkins within the Debt Collector franchise, Prisoner of Conflict is predicated on the unbelievable true story of the Bataan loss of life march, which noticed hundreds of Filipino and U.S. prisoners of struggle being compelled to stroll between 60 and 70 miles following the Japanese victory on the Battle of Bataan. The film finds Adkins taking the lead as a pilot who finds himself captured and compelled to battle for his life.
Led by Scott Adkins, Prisoner of Conflict incorporates a stellar worldwide solid, together with Michael Copon (As Good as Lifeless, Energy Rangers: Time Power), Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (3 Days in Malay, The Equalizer 2), Michael Rene Walton (Reptile), Gary Cairns (The Channel, Justified), Shane Kosugi (9 Deaths of the Ninja), Masanori Mimoto (Child Assassins, Hydra), Gabbi Garcia (Unbreak My Coronary heart), and Peter Shinkoda (I, Robotic, Daredevil). Alongside the action-packed first trailer, you may try the official synopsis under.
“Starring martial arts icon Scott Adkins as British SAS officer James Wright, Prisoner of Conflict tells the story of a soldier captured by the Japanese and held in a Philippine POW camp. Earlier than the whole colony embarks upon the Bataan Demise March, Wright and his fellow prisoners are compelled to compete in brutal loss of life matches for the leisure of their captors. Adkins places in a profession finest efficiency as the person who could possibly save all of them.”
‘Prisoner of Conflict’ Is “Extra Than Only a Struggle Film”
John M Jerva of action-flix.com awarded Prisoner of Conflict a near-perfect 4.5/5 and, fairly rightly, declared that it’s excessive time Scott Adkins’ title was spoken within the “identical breath as different icons like Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Van Damme and Norris.”
“Total, Prisoner of Conflict is pure, unfiltered and savage Scott Adkins at his bruising finest. He continues to point out audiences that he’s far more than simply an motion icon and with this entry, he places out his most dramatic effort up to now. It is a totally different sort of struggle movie that strips again the layers on the plight of the POW whereas delivering a barrage of brutality and epic motion design within the course of.”
Fred Topel of UPI, in the meantime, calls Prisoner of Conflict “greater than only a battle film,” earlier than declaring it “a full-bodied throwback to bodily motion films the place the heroes actually get their fingers soiled.”
“Followers know that to observe Adkins battle is a factor of grace and depth. Whether or not one-on-one, taking over three at a time, or resisting an entire group of Japanese troopers, Adkins flips and kicks up a storm.”
Lastly, X/Twitter consumer @fuforthought_ praised Prisoner of Conflict for being far “weightier” than Adkins’ typical motion fare.
“Can’t reveal an excessive amount of, but when Diablo is @TheScottAdkins’ most enjoyable movie of the 12 months, that is his weightier, extra dramatic effort. With that stated, PRISONER OF WAR is my favourite Adkins movie of the 12 months and a prime 3 motion flick of 2025. It’s unbelievable. Mandylor guidelines.”
Prisoner of Conflict is all set to land on VOD on September 19, 2025, courtesy of Properly Go USA.
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June 17, 1976
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Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK