Prisoner of the Mountains

Prisoner of the Mountains

1996 · 99 min · RU · 7.1 (52 votes)
Dir. Sergei Bodrov · Starring Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Jemal Sikharulidze, Susanna Mekhraliyeva, Aleksandr Bureyev, Valentina Fedotova · Music Leonid Desyatnikov

An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity.

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Two Russian soldiers, one battle-seasoned and the other barely into his boots and uniform, are taken prisoner by an anxious Islamic father from a remote village hoping to trade them for his captured son.

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A stark, unforgiving look at the human cost of conflict. It's a tense, slow-burn drama that feels brutally real, forcing you to confront the grim realities of war and the desperate measures people take to survive.

bleaktensesomberunflinchingslow-burngritty realismcharacter-driven dramapolitical thrillerwarhostagehumanitysurvival
prisonerhostagemountainchechnyarussian soldierbased on short storycaucasus
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