Prisons (film)

Prisons (stylized as (Pri)sons) is a 2024 Finnish action- splatter horror^[1] film written and directed by Esa Jussila. The film tells of a group of criminals who must team up with each other to fight for their lives when a top-secret underworld trading post comes under attack by bloodthirsty hitmen.^[2]

Prisons
Film poster
Directed by	Esa Jussila
Written by	Esa Jussila Davy Ostermaa Ari Savonen
Produced by	Esa Jussila Matti Rego Ari Savonen Minja Tuomisalo
Starring	Jere Saarela Ari Savonen Jarmo Pukkila Katriina Rajaniemi Gareth Lawrence
Cinematography	Esa Jussila
Edited by	Esa Jussila
Music by	Jussi Huhtala
Production company	TR Production
Distributed by	Bright Fame Pictures
Release date	February 9, 2024 (2024-02-09)
Country	Finland
Languages	English Finnish

The film has been marketed as the "most violent film of Finland".^[3] Film director Jussila has said that his film is "a mixture of two film genres, action films with extreme horror, been practically one big love letter not only to genre classics, but also to exploitation films that could be found in the more dubious corners of video rental shops and on the prohibited lists of the film inspectorate."^[2][4] According to Jussila, who has become known in underground culture for his smaller cult films, like Goremageddon (2011), Goremadeddon 2 (2017) and The Pussy with an Uzi (2021), Prisons is his most ambitious directing work. In his opinion, the film is exceptional in Finland due to its violence, effects and stunt choreography performed by the actors.^[4]

The film premiered on 9 February 2024.^[2][3][5]

Cast

• Jere Saarela as Juha Kaivola
• Ari Savonen as Mikael Lind
• Jarmo Pukkila as Nico Lind
• Katriina Rajaniemi as Jessica
• Gareth Lawrence as Barrett
• Veera W. Vilo as Koch
• Ilkka Koivula as Jon Lind
• Sami Huhtala as Daniel
• Markus Tilli as Timi
• Karoliina Blackburn as Madame

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