Hostage

2005 · Movie · 105 min. · Greece

Inspired by the real-life story of a bus hijacking in Northern Greece, 'Hostage' explores the sensitive issue of Greek-Albanian relations through a young Albanian who takes over an intercity bus. Upon hijacking the bus, he takes the seven passengers hostage and demands a ransom of half and million euro, and safe passage to his homeland of Albania. Surrounded by police, the bus trundles towards the Albanian border and the tension mounts until the final harrowing conclusion.

Direction Constantine Giannaris

Cast Stathis Papadopoulos · Theodora Tzimou · Yannis Stankoglou · Minas Hatzisavvas · Arto Apartian · Marilou Kapa-Valeonti · Konstantina Angelopulou · Antonis Ntourakis · Manolis Afoliano · Rajmonda Bullku · Ndriçim Xhepa · Ersi Malikenzou · Konstadinos Siradakis · Eleni Kastani · Theofania Papathoma · Antonis Fragakis · Laertis Vasiliou · Armando Dauti