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02/09/06
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
87 %
Reviews Counted: 23 Fresh: 20 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Synopsis: When an oddball pair of Russian soldiers are captured and taken prisoner by a Chechen father hoping to barter them for the release of his captive son, the two disparate hostages begin to develop an unexpected--and frequently humorous--bond of friendship. Inspired by the Leo Tolstoy novella... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Sergei Bodrov, Oleg Menshikov
Director: Sergei Bodrov
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In its simple aim to show how war is mankind's curse, the film is effective.
01/13/03
A reminder of how revealing it can be to see classic tales through the prism of another culture.
10/15/02
Bodrov has created a stirring drama that brings sharp human and physical dimensions to ethnic tensions that have long plagued Russia and its adjacent republics.
06/05/02
The outcome of this movie isn’t exactly Hollywood material, but it stirs thoughts and feelings that outlast all too many American studio releases.
01/22/02
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The performances that Bodrov drew from a mostly amateur cast of Muslim villagers -- most of whom have never seen running hot water, let alone a movie camera -- are alone worth the price of admission.
01/01/00
Those looking for something other than cliches and oversimplifications will be disappointed.
01/01/00
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