Denis Villeneuve's U.S. film debut, 2013's Prisoners, does not shy away from the dark material the director had exposed audiences to in his previous films. Exploring the extremes of mental anguish, Prisoners brings us into intimate contact with two families who are being torn apart by crisis: the disappearance of their two young girls.
At once a police procedural and mysterious thriller, this film presents us with a psychological examination of our own moral boundaries, and asks: “How far are you willing to go for the people you love most?”