Hostages (2017 film)
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| Directed by | Rezo Gigineishvili |
| Written by | Rezo Gigineishvili Lasha Bugadze |
| Produced by | Vladimer Katcharava, Tamara Tatishvili, Mihail Fenogenov |
| Starring | Merab Ninidze Tinatin Dalakishvili |
| Cinematography | Vladislav Opeliants |
| Music by | Giya Kancheli |
| Distributed by | 20 Steps Productions Inkfilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | Russia Georgia |
| Languages | Russian Georgian |
Hostages is a 2017
Plot
During the early 80's in the Soviet Georgia, just a few years before the collapse of the Soviet Union, a group of young people from respected Georgian families were looking to escape the Soviet Union. The Beatles's music, jeans, American cigarettes, position in society, guaranteed future. They seemed to have everything except one thing — freedom. Unfortunately, The price of their freedom was their own demise. A true story based on the events of 1983, when six guys and one girl tried to hijack a plane in order to escape from the USSR.
Cast
- Merab Ninidze (Levan)
- Darejan Kharshiladze (Nino)
- Tinatin Dalakishvili (Anna)
- Avtandil Makharadze (Shota, Sandro's father)
- Irakli Kvirikadze (Nika)
- Giga Datiashvili (Koka)
- Giorgi Grdzelidze (Sandro)
- George Tabidze (Oto)
- Giorgi Khurtsilava (Lasha)
- Vakhtang Chachanidze (Irakli)
- Ekaterine Kalatozishvili (Tamuna)
Production
The film is a Georgian-Russian co-production and the producing companies are: NEBO film Russia; 20 Steps Productions -Georgia). The film's script has won a co-production competition which was held by the Georgian National Film Center.
London-based sales agent WestEnd Films has acquired world rights to Rezo Gigineishvili's drama film, after its premiere in the Panorama strand of the 2017 Berlin Film Festival.
Reception
Hostages has an approval rating of 90% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10.[3]
References
- ^ "Panorama 2017 Programme Complete". Berlinale. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Four in Soviet Doomed In Georgian Hijacking". The New York Times. 16 August 1984. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hostages_2017
External links
- Hostages at IMDb
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