Hostages

Apr 20, 2017

1h 44m

★ 6.1

Overview

Soviet Georgia, 1983. Preparations for Nika and Ana's wedding are in full swing and it's a big day for both of their elite families. For the newlyweds and their friends, however, the celebrations are in fact part of a cover-up, as they plot an audacious escape from the Soviet Union.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Inkfilm

20 Steps Productions

Extreme Emotions

Hostages Trailers

Cast

Nika

Irakli Kvirikadze

Anna

Tinatin Dalakishvili

Levan

Merab Ninidze

Maya

Nadezhda Mikhalkova

Vera

Mariya Shalaeva

Shota

Avtandil Makharadze

Tengiz

Mikheil Gomiashvili

Koka

Giga Datiashvili

Zuriko

Beka Lemonjava

Nino

Darejan Kharshiladze

Sandro

Giorgi Grdzelidze

Lasha

Giorgi Khurtsilava

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