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Terfex.com - Prisoner of the Mountains
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Jemal Sikharulidze, Susanna Mekhraliyeva, Aleksandr Bureyev
Directed By: Sergei Bodrov
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792856252
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0792856252
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2003-07-01
Running Time: 99
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1997-01-31
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A stunning, emotionally charged indictment of war, this OscarÂ(r) nominee* for Best ForeignLanguage Film is at once 'thoughtful, moving (Roger Ebert), potent, engrossing (Variety),and unexpectedly affecting (The Wall Street Journal)! Two Russian soldiersa fresh recruit named Vanya and a hardened veteran named Sachaare taken hostage by Chechen guerillas after a deadly ambush leaves all of their comrades dead. Their captor, a battle-weary village elder,wants to use them as a bartering tool to get back his own son, held prisoner by the Russian army. But when the trade goes sour and all trust is broken, Vanya and Sacha realize their hours are numbered and attempt to escape before they're forced to join their comrades in death. *1996
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Summary: Breaking stereotypes
Comment: This is a story of a young Russian soldier taken hostage by Chechen-father attempting to exchange him on own son arrested by the Federals (Russian Armu), it is all about a brutality and hope.
Hard to watch but this The Bodrows' movie breaks some stereotypes of events occurred.
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Summary: Marvelous acting by Menshikov
Comment: It was hard to expect from any such a humanistic, unbiased movie of epic reach, given the history and blood weary relations in Caucasus. War movie that does not fall flat in combat scenes, landscape that does not sweeten the movie but enhances the story, complex dark relations not judged but honestly presented. Impossible to expect such a movie from Putin's Russia, check recent "9th Company" by Bondarchuk, which is identical to customary hi-tech Hollywood "patriotic" crap. Prisoner of the Mountains is the rare treat in any national cinematography.
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Summary: Prisoner of the Mountain
Comment: This was an interesting film. The realism and the magnificence of the mountain scenery infused life into a fascinating glimpse of rural Islamic Afghanistan. I recommend it even if the viewer does not understand any Russian.
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Summary: Appreciation
Comment: Under the limited Russian titles available for us to purchase. This film echo's my wish for more Russian films to be made. A great example of being a supporter of indi films. High in character development under a low budget circumstance. The dialogues are genuine. The environment is captivating. An excellent anti-war film. Great price!
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Summary: Tovarich
Comment: I was rather confused about "The Prisoner of the Mountains" from the synopsis and reviews I read. I postponed ordering the DVD because of that. What I saw when I finally watched the movie was one of the most outstanding anti-war movies I have seen. I won't delve too far into the plot because what I watched took me by surprise and I wouldn't want to spoil that for anyone else.
The story is about two Russian soldiers who are captured in an ambush by Chetnyn rebels. A Chetnyn father had asked for a hostage as ransom for his son. He got two instead. What happens after that point is the essence of the film.
While the storyline is very compelling, I really enjoyed the setting for the movie. High in the Causcasion mountains in a village that couldn't have been designed by any set director, I witnessed a world that I was grateful to be able to see. The Chetnyn village was a step back a century or so.
The events that transpired were a transcension of cultures in a way that left a lasting impression. That impression was very satisfying but it became all the more educational with the ending. At first I sensed a transition from hope to dispair but I understood the director's message to be that the hope is real but it will take some work by all parties.
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