Drama ·War · Russia · 1996 · 1h 39m

Prisoner of the Mountains

Кавказский пленник

Prisoner of the Mountains poster
Director
Sergei Bodrov
Cast
Oleg Menshikov as Sacha Kostylin Sergei Bodrov Jr. as Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin Jemal Sikharulidze as Abdul-Murat Susanna Mekhraliyeva as Dina Aleksandr Bureyev as Hasan Valentina Fedotova as Zhilin's Mother
Crew
Pavel Lebeshev — Director of Photography Olga Grinshpun — Editor Vera Kruglova — Editor Leonid Desyatnikov — Original Music Composer Sergei Bodrov — Writer Boris Giller — Writer
Tagline

An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
prisonerhostagemountainchechnyarussian soldierbased on short storycaucasus
Key Collaborators
Sergei Bodrov Director Pavel Lebeshev Director of Photography Olga Grinshpun Editor Vera Kruglova Editor Leonid Desyatnikov Original Music Composer Sergei Bodrov Writer Boris Giller Writer Arif Aliev Writer Sergei Bodrov Jr. Writer Leo Tolstoy Story Eduard Krapivsky Producer Boris Giller Producer
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