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Die Geiseln von Costa Rica

Die Geiseln von Costa Rica

20005.01h 35m

Overview

The German tourist Kiki and the Swiss tour guide Marlies are kidnapped by Contra rebels from Nicaragua while on vacation in Costa Rica. While Kiki's friend Markus fights for her release together with her mother, Kiki begins an affair with one of the kidnappers. When the two women were released after 72 days on payment of ransom, the police suspected that they had colluded with the kidnappers.

Directed by Uwe Janson
Written by Anne Wild
Produced by Holm Dressler
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Top Cast

Nina Hoss

Nina Hoss

Kiki

Suzanne von Borsody

Suzanne von Borsody

Marlies Suter

Marek Erhardt

Marek Erhardt

Markus Fink

Ronald Nitschke

Ronald Nitschke

Raúl Méndez

Raúl Méndez

Talamanca

Arturo Ríos

Arturo Ríos

Guanacaste

Guillermo Ríos

Guillermo Ríos

Limon

Pedro Altamirano

Pedro Altamirano

Puntarenas

About Die Geiseln von Costa Rica

Die Geiseln von Costa Rica is a adventure, tv movie film released in 2000. Directed by Uwe Janson, it stars Nina Hoss, Suzanne von Borsody, Marek Erhardt. The German tourist Kiki and the Swiss tour guide Marlies are kidnapped by Contra rebels from Nicaragua while on vacation in Costa Rica. While Kiki's friend Markus fights for her release together with her mother, Kiki begins an affair with one of the kidnappers. When the two women were released after 72 days on payment of ransom, the police suspected that they had colluded with the kidnappers.

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