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66% Critic Match
Prisoner of the Mountains
“An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity.”
6.6 / 10• 1996• 1h 39m•NR• Russian
DramaWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Oleg Menshikov
Sacha Kostylin
Lead
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin
Jemal Sikharulidze
Abdul-Murat
SM
Susanna Mekhraliyeva
Dina
Aleksandr Bureyev
Hasan
Valentina Fedotova
Zhilin's Mother
Aleksei Zharkov
Maslov, the Russian Commander
Pavel Lebeshev
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sergei Bodrov's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Prisoner of the Mountains is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
