Prisoner of the Mountains

Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)

15/03/1996
Drama, War
1h 39m

An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity.

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.

  • Sergei BodrovDirector, Writer
  • Boris GillerWriter
  • Arif AlievWriter
  • Original Title

    Кавказский пленник

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Russian

  • Revenue

    $890,078

Keywords

  • prisoner
  • hostage
  • mountain
  • chechnya
  • russian soldier
  • based on short story
  • caucasus

Top Billed Cast

Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov

Sacha Kostylin

Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin

Jemal Sikharulidze

Abdul-Murat

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

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