Prisoner of the Mountains / Кавказский пленник
- Drama
- War
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.
Prisoner of the Mountains is a 1996 Russian war drama following two soldiers captured by a Chechen village elder seeking to negotiate the release of his imprisoned son. The film explores the human cost of conflict through the tense relationship between captors and captives, balancing the elder's desperation with the soldiers' struggle for survival.
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Oleg MenshikovSacha Kostylin
Sergei Bodrov Jr.Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin- Jemal SikharulidzeAbdul-Murat
- Susanna MekhraliyevaDina
Aleksandr BureyevHasan
Valentina FedotovaZhilin's Mother
Aleksei ZharkovMaslov, the Russian Commander
Pavel Lebeshev
Valery Kostrin
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When was Prisoner of the Mountains released?
The film was released on March 15, 1996.
What is the plot about?
Two Russian soldiers—one experienced and one inexperienced—are captured by an Islamic father from a remote village in the Caucasus. The father holds them hostage in hopes of trading them for his own son, who is imprisoned by Russian forces.
What genres does the film cover?
Prisoner of the Mountains is a drama and war film that examines human conflict and moral complexity during wartime.
Is this film based on a true story?
The film was directed by Sergei Bodrov and is based on Leo Tolstoy's novella 'The Prisoner of the Caucasus', adapted to a modern Chechen conflict setting.
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