Prisoner of the Mountains
This devastating drama, based loosely on Tolstoy's Prisoner of the Caucsus, tells of two Russian soldiers captured by Chechen rebels and held in an impoverished mountain-top village. Powerful, superbly acted, and some say this film helped bring an end to the conflict in Chechnya.
Year: 1996
Genre: Foreign Language Films, Russian Cinema, Film Festivals 1997
Country: Russia
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Starring: Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr
Duration: 99 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence.
7.6/10
Location in store: Foreign (Russia)
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