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Prisoner of War 2025

Movie · 112 min · English, Filipino, Japanese · April 3, 2025

Directed by Louis MandylorWritten by Marc Clebanoff

Starring Scott Adkins, Peter Shinkoda, Donald Cerrone, Michael Copon, Michael Rene Walton

Prisoner of War, previously known as Death March, is a 2025 martial arts war film directed by Louis Mandylor and scripted by Marc Clebanoff, adapted from a story by Scott Adkins. The movie stars Adkins with Peter Shinkoda, Donald Cerrone, Michael Copon, and Gabbi Garcia. Produced by Odyssey Motion Pictures and released by Well Go USA Entertainment, it merges martial arts sequences with a World War II prisoner-of-war storyline. The film debuted at the Beverly Hills Film Festival in April 2025 and received a restricted theatrical and digital release in the United States on September 19, 2025.

The story unfolds during the Battle of Bataan, focusing on British RAF officer Wing Commander James Wright (Adkins), who gets captured by Japanese troops and imprisoned in a brutal POW camp located in the Philippines. In this setting, Wright is compelled to engage in physical combat for his captors' entertainment. Drawing upon his martial arts expertise, he inspires fellow inmates while formulating an ambitious escape strategy.

Critics responded with mixed to favorable reviews, commending Adkins’s acting and the fight staging, although they found the story's complexity and secondary characters lacking. Observers noted the film’s blend of wartime spectacle and martial arts themes, with some describing it as a gritty, intense interpretation of the genre.