Prisoner of the Mountains

Mar 15, 1996

1h 39m

★ 6.6

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.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

Karavan

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Cast

Sacha Kostylin

Oleg Menshikov

Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin

Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Abdul-Murat

Jemal Sikharulidze

Dina

Susanna Mekhraliyeva

Hasan

Aleksandr Bureyev

Zhilin's Mother

Valentina Fedotova

Maslov, the Russian Commander

Aleksei Zharkov

Pavel Lebeshev

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