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Prisoner of the Mountains

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Prisoner of the Mountains

An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity.

6.6

1h 39m

1996

“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.

Director

Sergei Bodrov

DramaWar

prisonerhostagemountainchechnyarussian soldierbased on short storycaucasus

Cast & Crew

Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov

as Sacha Kostylin

Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Sergei Bodrov Jr.

as Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin

Jemal Sikharulidze

as Abdul-Murat

Susanna Mekhraliyeva

as Dina

Aleksandr Bureyev

Aleksandr Bureyev

as Hasan

Valentina Fedotova

Valentina Fedotova

as Zhilin's Mother

Aleksei Zharkov

Aleksei Zharkov

as Maslov, the Russian Commander

Pavel Lebeshev

Pavel Lebeshev

Valery Kostrin

Valery Kostrin

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