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Prisoner of the Mountains (Russian: Кавказский пленник, Kavkazskiy plennik), also known as Prisoner of the Caucasus, is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov, based on the 1872 short story The Prisoner in the Caucasus by Leo Tolstoy.
Jan 31, 1997 · With Oleg Menshikov, Sergey Bodrov, Jemal Sikharulidze, Susanna Mekhraliyeva. 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.
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- Drama, War
- Sergei Bodrov
- 1997-01-31
Feb 7, 1997 · An old man, the Muslim patriarch of a mountain village, takes two Russian soldiers prisoner because he wants to trade them for his own son. The mother of one of his prisoners comes to see him, to make a trade to save her son.
On patrol in the Caucasus mountains, Russian soldiers Vanya (Sergei Bodrov Jr.) and Sacha (Oleg Menshikov) become the prisoners of a Chechen village. Tribal leader Abdul-Murat (Jemal...
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- Sergey Bodrov
- R
- Oleg Menshikov
Mar 15, 1996 · Based on Leo Tolstoy's story, the film follows two Russian soldiers captured by a Muslim father who wants to exchange them for his son. The film explores themes of hope, courage and humanity in the midst of war.
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Based upon a short story by Leo Tolstoy, two Russian soldiers, Sacha and Vania, are ambushed by Muslim rebels in the grandly forbidding Caucasus and taken prisoner. Although complete understanding never fully emerges, their bittersweet ordeal reveals the human soul of two vastly different cultures. — Dawn M. Barclift.
