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War

2002-03-14 · 120 min · ★ 6.9

War · Drama

During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

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Directors
Aleksei Balabanov
Production companies
CTB Film Company
Countries
Russia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Aleksey ChadovAleksey ChadovIvan
Ian KellyIan KellyJohn
Ingeborga DapkūnaitėIngeborga DapkūnaitėMargaret
Sergei Bodrov Jr.Sergei Bodrov Jr.Captain Medvedev
Yuri StepanovYuri StepanovAleksandr Matrosov
Evklid KyurdzidisEvklid KyurdzidisRuslan
Vladimir GostyukhinVladimir GostyukhinIvan's Father
Irina SokolovaIrina Sokolova
Sergey Shemarkin
Viktoriya SmirnovaViktoriya SmirnovaKatya
Aleksey AlekseevAleksey AlekseevVladikavkaz soldier
Viktor SmirnovViktor Smirnov
Sergey Shemarkintranslator
Irina Malinovskayanurse Zina
Mikhail TarabukinMikhail Tarabukin
David McAllisterDavid McAllister
Steve Jamieson
Peter Wickham
Aleksey UsoltsevAleksey Usoltsev
Elena AndreevaElena Andreeva

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