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Prisoner of the Mountains

Prisoner of the Mountains

An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity.

19966.61h 39m

Overview

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.

Directed by Sergei Bodrov
Written by Sergei Bodrov, Boris Giller, Leo Tolstoy
Produced by Eduard Krapivsky, Boris Giller, Carolyn Cavallero
Box Office0Revenue: $890K

Top Cast

Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov

Sacha Kostylin

Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin

J

Jemal Sikharulidze

Abdul-Murat

S

Susanna Mekhraliyeva

Dina

Aleksandr Bureyev

Aleksandr Bureyev

Hasan

Valentina Fedotova

Valentina Fedotova

Zhilin's Mother

Aleksei Zharkov

Aleksei Zharkov

Maslov, the Russian Commander

Pavel Lebeshev

Pavel Lebeshev

Valery Kostrin

Valery Kostrin

Themes & Keywords

prisonerhostagemountainchechnyarussian soldierbased on short storycaucasus

About Prisoner of the Mountains

Prisoner of the Mountains is a drama, war film released in 1996 exploring themes of prisoner, hostage, mountain, chechnya, russian soldier, based on short story. Directed by Sergei Bodrov, it stars Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Jemal Sikharulidze. 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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