Prisoners of the Ghostland
Synopsis
Set in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town where a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within three days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman and his own path to redemption.
Production Budget Analysis
The production budget for Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) has not been publicly disclosed.
CAST: Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes, Bill Moseley, Tak Sakaguchi, YOUNG DAIS DIRECTOR: Sion Sono CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sohei Tanikawa MUSIC: Joseph Trapanese PRODUCTION: Eleven Arts Studios, Untitled Entertainment, XYZ Films, Patriot Pictures, Boos Boos Bang Bang, Saturn Films, Sion Production, KOMODO PRODUCTIONS, Union Patriot Capital Management
Box Office Performance
Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.
Profitability Assessment
Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.
INDUSTRY IMPACT
PRODUCTION NOTES
▸ Filming & Locations
Principal photography began on November 6, 2019, in Japan, with Sôhei Tanikawa serving as cinematographer. Filming also took place on March 31, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.
[Filming] Principal photography began on November 6, 2019, in Japan, with Sôhei Tanikawa serving as cinematographer. Filming also took place on March 31, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Summary: 1 nomination total
CRITICAL RECEPTION
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 61% based on reviews from 160 critics, with an average rating of 5.80/10. The website's critics' consensus reads, "Prisoners of the Ghostland is far from Sono's most distinctive work, but viewers in the mood for a deliriously gonzo genre mash-up featuring an explosive performance from Nicolas Cage just might have a ball."
On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100 based on reviews from 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Nick Allen at RogerEbert.com gave the film two out of four stars: "No movie with Nicolas Cage, directed by the wonderfully weird Japanese director Sion Sono, should be this taxing, drawn out, and plainly boring."
Screen Daily commented positively on Sion Sono's film, writing, "The film is held captive by its myriad influences, but Cage is so high-spirited that you won't mind being its prisoner."
Variety wrote a mixed to positive review: "Somehow, it doesn't actually seem surprising that Cage would partner with Sono."
HorrorBuzz awarded the film a rating of six out of ten stars.
Clarisse Loughrey from Independent awarded a rating of four out of five stars: "Sono may indulge in madness, but it's not madness without reason."
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