Prey (2024) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A stranded missionary confronts guilt, violence, wildlife, and exhaustion while fighting to survive after a criminal pilot crashes in a remote reserve.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Flight Into Danger

Andrew and Sue flee their missionary station and negotiate passage on Grun's small plane. The overloaded aircraft crashes in the Ngala Reserve, killing Chrissy and trapping Sue.

Key Events

• Mission Station Evacuation — Andrew and Sue leave their station after an extremist militant gang threatens them with death. Characters: Andrew, Sue Location: Christian missionary station
• Airport Fee Dispute — Grun demands a larger fee before allowing the passengers to board. Characters: Andrew, Sue, Grun Location: Remote airport
• Forced Boarding — The passengers board after negotiations, leaving most belongings behind. Characters: Andrew, Sue, Grun, Tyler, Max, Chrissy, Thabo Location: Remote airport
• Overloaded Flight — Severe turbulence reveals that the small plane is dangerously overweight. Characters: Andrew, Sue, Grun, Tyler, Max, Chrissy, Thabo Location: Airspace over the desert
• Plane Crash — Grun loses control, the plane crashes, and Chrissy is killed. Characters: Andrew, Sue, Grun, Tyler, Max, Chrissy, Thabo Location: Ngala Reserve

A Divided Survival

Andrew stays with Sue while the other survivors follow Grun toward supposed rescue. Max begins to distrust Grun, and Andrew discovers the pilot's rhino-horn smuggling operation.

Key Events

• Sue Trapped in Wreckage — Sue remains trapped beneath a seat while the survivors fail to free her. Characters: Andrew, Sue, Grun, Tyler, Max, Thabo Location: Aircraft wreckage
• Survivors Split — Andrew stays with Sue while Grun, Tyler, Max, and Thabo seek rescue. Characters: Andrew, Sue, Grun, Tyler, Max, Thabo Location: Ngala Reserve
• Wrong Direction Suspected — Max questions their route, but Grun insists that the group keep moving. Characters: Grun, Tyler, Max, Thabo Location: Desert reserve
• Rhino Horn Smuggling — Andrew finds smuggled rhino horns and connects Grun to the missing medical-supply flight. Characters: Andrew, Sue, Grun Location: Aircraft cargo area
• Max Takes the Gun — Max calls Grun a murderer, takes his gun, and demands a westward route. Characters: Grun, Tyler, Max, Thabo Location: Desert reserve

Lions At Night

The group returns to find Sue dead and struggles to decide who can use the detached cockpit as shelter. A coin toss leaves Tyler outside, while lions, gunfire, and a snake make the night catastrophic.

Key Events

• Sue Killed by Lions — The group returns and discovers that lions have killed Sue. Characters: Andrew, Sue, Grun, Tyler, Thabo Location: Aircraft wreckage
• Andrew Attacks Grun — Andrew attacks Grun over Sue's death until Thabo stops him with a flare gun. Characters: Andrew, Grun, Tyler, Thabo Location: Aircraft wreckage
• Cockpit Shelter Debate — Grun explains that the locked cockpit can shelter only three people from returning lions. Characters: Andrew, Grun, Tyler, Thabo Location: Detached aircraft cockpit
• Smuggling Exposed — Andrew reveals Grun's rhino-horn smuggling and the survivors argue about responsibility. Characters: Andrew, Grun, Tyler, Thabo Location: Aircraft wreckage
• Cockpit Shelter Lottery — A coin toss leaves Tyler outside, despite his offer of a million dollars. Characters: Andrew, Grun, Tyler, Thabo Location: Detached aircraft cockpit
• Night Wildlife Attack — Max's gunfire stops, lions attack Tyler, and a snake bites Thabo inside the cockpit. Characters: Andrew, Grun, Tyler, Max, Thabo Location: Aircraft wreckage
• Andrew Treats Thabo — Andrew opens Thabo's wound and extracts the venom to save his life. Characters: Andrew, Grun, Thabo Location: Detached aircraft cockpit

Human Predators

The remaining survivors search for rescue with Thabo injured. Armed fighters confront them over the rhino horns, kill Thabo, and are accidentally killed during Grun's attempt to disarm them.

Key Events

• Second Rescue Search — Grun makes a crutch for Thabo, and the survivors set out again for rescue. Characters: Andrew, Grun, Thabo Location: Desert reserve
• Armed Group Intercepts Survivors — Armed fighters question the survivors about the supposedly stolen rhino horns. Characters: Andrew, Grun, Thabo Location: Desert track
• Thabo Is Shot — Thabo tries to reason with the armed group but is shot and killed. Characters: Andrew, Grun, Thabo Location: Desert track
• Guard Disarmament — Grun attempts to disarm sleeping guards, and the struggle accidentally kills both guards. Characters: Andrew, Grun Location: Temporary desert camp

The Final Sacrifice

Andrew and Grun flee toward temporary shelter as lions close in. Grun sacrifices himself, and Andrew survives a final encounter with hyenas when lightning and rain drive them away before villagers rescue him.

Key Events

• Rock Shelter Escape — Andrew and the injured Grun reach a rock formation as lions approach. Characters: Andrew, Grun Location: Rock formation
• Grun Sacrifices Himself — Grun draws the lions away and sacrifices himself so the weakened Andrew can escape. Characters: Andrew, Grun Location: Rock formation
• Hyenas Approach — Exhausted and alone, Andrew grabs a branch as hyenas approach. Characters: Andrew Location: Open desert
• Rain Brings Survival — Lightning scares away the hyenas, rain begins, and villagers carry Andrew to safety. Characters: Andrew Location: Open desert

Story Breakdown

• Missionary Evacuation — Andrew and Sue are forced to abandon their station under a deadly threat.
  • Militant Threat — An extremist militant gang threatens Andrew and Sue with death.
  • Last-Minute Flight — The couple negotiates passage on Grun's small aircraft.
• Crash In Ngala — The overloaded aircraft loses control and strands the passengers in dangerous wilderness.
  • Overweight Plane — Severe turbulence reveals that the aircraft is overloaded.
  • Sue Trapped — Sue is pinned beneath a seat after the crash.
• Broken Survivor Group — The survivors divide over whether to remain with Sue or follow Grun toward rescue.
  • Andrew Stays — Andrew refuses to abandon Sue at the wreckage.
  • Max Challenges Grun — Max accuses Grun of murder and leaves the planned route.
• Criminal Truth Revealed — Andrew uncovers the smuggling operation that explains the plane's dangerous cargo.
  • Rhino Horn Cargo — Andrew finds rhino horns hidden among the aircraft supplies.
  • Blame And Anger — The survivors argue about how Grun's choices caused their predicament.
• Predators At Night — The wreckage becomes a fragile shelter as lions and a snake attack the survivors.
  • Cockpit Lottery — A coin toss determines that Tyler must remain outside.
  • Venom And Fire — Tyler is attacked after the fire dies, while a snake bites Thabo.
• Armed Human Threat — The survivors encounter armed fighters who seek the smuggled rhino horns.
  • Thabo Negotiates — Thabo attempts to reason with the armed group.
  • Thabo Is Killed — The armed group shoots Thabo during the confrontation.
• Final Wilderness Trial — Andrew and Grun face the last pursuit by lions before Andrew is left alone.
  • Grun's Sacrifice — Grun draws the lions away to give Andrew a chance to escape.
  • Rain And Rescue — Lightning drives away the hyenas, and villagers carry Andrew to safety.

Directed by

Mukunda Michael Dewil

Key Cast

• Ryan Phillippe — Andrew
• Emile Hirsch — Grun
• Mena Suvari — Sue
• Dylan Flashner — Tyler
• Tristan Thompson — Max