Underplayed Gems

Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)

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Original title
Кавказский пленник
Directed by
Sergei Bodrov
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Kazakhstan, Russia
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
12+
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 66 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two Russian soldiers are taken captive by a Chechen elder during the First Chechen War. The captor and captives develop a strained relationship amid the cultural divide and the brutality of conflict.

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What happens

Prisoner of the Mountains (Russian: Кавказский пленник, romanized: Kavkazskiy plennik), also known as Prisoner of the Caucasus, is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov, based on the 1872 short story The Prisoner in the Caucasus by Leo Tolstoy. The film explores the clash between traditional Chechen culture and Russian military tactics during the First Chechen War, focusing on the personal struggle between two Russian soldiers and their Chechen captors. The film received critical acclaim, winning a Crystal Globe at the 1996 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Bodrov suggested to The New York Times that the film played a role in initiating peace talks between Russia and its neighbors, as it was screened to President Boris Yeltsin on a Sunday and discussions began the next day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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