War

War

2002 · 120 min · RU · 7.2 (70 votes)
Dir. Aleksei Balabanov · Starring Aleksey Chadov, Ian Kelly, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Yuri Stepanov, Evklid Kyurdzidis
WarDrama

During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

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This film is a stark and unflinching portrayal of the human cost of conflict. It's a grim, character-focused drama that emphasizes the psychological toll of war and the desperate struggle for survival against overwhelming odds.

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