Prisoner of the Mountains
1996·Russia·95 min.
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In Chechnya, two Russian soldiers, nervous rookie Vania (Sergei Bodrov, Jr.) and hardened veteran Sasha (Oleg Menshikov), are captured by Muslim forces. Abdul-Murat (Dzhemal Sikharulidze), the leader of the village where the soldiers are held, also has a son in the war, who is being held as a prisoner of war by the Russians. Abdul-Murat demands the release of his son in exchange for sparing Vania and Sasha, and a level of understanding and respect begins to grow between the Russians and their captors.
DirectorSergey Bodrov
MusicLeonid Desyatnikov
CinematographyPavel Lebeshev
CastOleg Menshikov·Sergei Bodrov Jr.·Jemal Sikharulidze·Susanna Mekhraliyeva·Aleksandr Bureyev·Valentina Fedotova
Original titleKavkazskiy plennik (Prisoner of the Mountains)