''Prisoners of the Sun'' is a 2013 British-French
adventure horror film
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
directed by
Roger Christian starring
John Rhys-Davies,
David Charvet
David Franck Charvet (; born 15 May 1972) is a French singer, actor, model, and television personality.
Early life
Charvet was born and raised in Lyon, France, the son of Christiane Charvet Haddad and businessman Paul Guez, founder of the Sasson ...
,
,
Emily Holmes
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She has appeared in such television series as ''Night Visions'', ''Mysterious Ways'', '' The Dead Zone (Chapter 1 and 2 of the first season)'', ''Stargate SG-1'', '' Dark Angel'' and more ...
,
Nick Moran,
Joss Ackland
Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (born 29 February 1928) is an English retired actor who has appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Del ...
,
Michael Higgs
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,
Gulshan Grover and
Shane Richie.
Plot
A young archaeological apprentice named Doug Adler (
David Charvet
David Franck Charvet (; born 15 May 1972) is a French singer, actor, model, and television personality.
Early life
Charvet was born and raised in Lyon, France, the son of Christiane Charvet Haddad and businessman Paul Guez, founder of the Sasson ...
) is dragged into a perilous expedition deep beneath the timeless sands of
Egypt
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. He and a group of others encounter ancient monsters and escape death traps, but through the expedition, they discover a secret older than time and a danger beyond imagination. However, the "sleepers" have awoken, the
gods have risen and the countdown to the end of the world has begun. The Voyagers must find a way to stop the mummy named Al Khem Ayut (Cedric Proust) and escape from the pyramid before time runs out.
Cast
Release
The film was released on
DVD
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by Phase 4 Films on 8 July 2014.
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Miromar Entertainment AGLUXX STUDIOS
2013 films
2010s adventure films
2010s monster movies
Ancient Egypt in fiction
Films set in Egypt
2013 horror films
Films directed by Roger Christian
British horror films
French horror films
Mummy films
2010s English-language films
2010s British films
2010s French films
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