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Aro Recommended Prisoner of the Mountains

 

Russian Federation 1996, 95 minutes
Dir. Sergei Bodrov
In Russian with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Hostages & Terrorism, Prison, War

Feat. Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr, Susanna Mekhraliyeva, Dzhemal Sikharulidze

 

Aroview: A Tolstoy fable is here seamlessly transposed to the Chechean conflict, with two Russian soldiers apprehended by a Chechean village elder who hopes to trade them for his captured son. As the two captives gain the compassion and sympathy of the villagers, an especially poignant, funny and memorable indictment of war is confidently drawn. The rugged beauty of the Chechean Highlands comes as a bonus.

NZ International Film Festival 1997

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