Last year, we shared a trailer for director Jimmy Henderson's survival thriller THE PREY, Cambodia's first million dollar action film, at a time when it was just about to receive a home video release in the UK. If you're an action fan in North America who has been anxiously waiting for your chance to see this movie, we have some very good news to share: on August 21st, Dark Star Pictures will be giving the film a "virtual theater" release in major cities, including through Laemmle in Los Angeles and Alamo On Demand in New York. A VOD release in the U.S. and Canada follows on August 25th. At that point, it will be available to watch through "iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Xbox, Vudu, DirecTV, Dish Network, and all major cable providers."
Along with this announcement comes the release of a new trailer, which can be seen above.
Henderson directed THE PREY from a screenplay he wrote with Michael Hodgson and Kai Miller. Drawing inspiration from Richard Connell's 1924 short story The Most Dangerous Game, the film has the following synopsis:
Undercover Chinese cop Xin (newcomer Gu Shangwei), is on a secret international mission when a surprise raid puts him in a remote Cambodian jungle prison that plays by its own rules. Ruthless warden (Vithaya Pansringarm of ONLY GOD FORGIVES) sells prisoners as human prey for rich hunters looking for thrills in the jungle.
After years of hunting down ruthless criminals, Xin suddenly finds himself running for his life. If Xin manages to survive this sadistic game, he’ll walk out of the jungle the same way he came in: as a free man. If Xin fails, he’s just another hunting trophy.
Check out the trailers and see if THE PREY looks like a movie you'd like to watch later this month. I will be checking it out for sure.