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VHS : Prisoner Of The Mountains [1998]
starring: Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Susanna Mekhraliyeva, Jemal Sikharulidze, Aleksandr Bureyev
directed by: Sergei Bodrov
directed by: Sergei Bodrov
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 5024165773703 Format: Full Screen, Subtitled Label: Tartan Video Manufacturer: Tartan Video Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Tartan Video Release Date: June 22, 1998 Running Time: 95 minutes Sales Rank: 8568 Studio: Tartan Video Theatrical Release Date: January 31, 1997 |
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- Moving, TouchingWhilst most war films highlight the violence, destruction and senseless brutality of conflict Prisoner of the mountains chooses to focus on the relationships between the characters thrown together by Russias conflict with Chechnya. Protagonist Vanya is a conscript who has no time to find his feet before he is captured by the enemy along with hardened veteran Sasha. Vanyas naievity and innocence contrasts with Sashas toughness and as a result leads him to form a friendship with the daughter of his ... Read More
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- War and WarThis film carries echoes of Tolstoy's "Prisoner of the Caucasus", not one of his best known books in the non-Russophone world. Two Russian conscript soldiers are captured by quite savage tribal bandits or, if you prefer, freedom fighters, in the huge wild areas of the Caucasus mountains (in Russian, "Kavkaz"). The bandits want money and/or release of comrades held by the Russians.
In a moving portrayal, the mother of a captive travels to bargain for the release of her son, because the ... Read More
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- a memorable, moving filmThis beautiful award winner moves me every time I watch it, and there are scenes that are forever etched in my mind.
Taking place in Chechnya, it has the same Central Asian rugged terrain that we've seen in recent news stories of Afghanistan, one of the many reasons that makes this an interesting film to view...a glimpse into what is an enigmatic part of the world for most of us.
The cinematography (Pavel Lebshev), and soundtrack (Leonid Desyatnikov), are marvelous, and the performances ... Read More
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- The Chechen conflict sensitively portrayedThis film succeeds, through superb Character portrayal, and tight, measured direction, to express some of the most deeply misunderstood and fundamental problems associated with the Chechen war. The Chechen villagers are totally dependent on their prisoners for ransom purposes, and the prisoners on their captors for food and protection. Through this simple relationship, Bodrov manages to explain the impossibility of peace in the Caucasus.
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- Excellent film for understanding Caucasus conflicts & peopleThe film takes you inside the home of Caucasus villagers, and inside their lives and the lives of the Russian soldiers they abduct. The abduction is their way of dealing for their relative's release from jail. The film's main objective is to break down the cultural division, or "enemy" labels, between the peoples by bringing things out of the larger conflicts of war and into a personal setting where relationship naturally grows. At the same time we get to see inside the cultures and view the beauty ... Read More
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