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Hostage (2002)

Hostage poster
Directed by
John Woo
Genre
action, crime, thriller
Country
United States
Runtime
9 min
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 94 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A driver needs to transport an important briefcase across Los Angeles. But he discovers the briefcase has a bomb inside and must make a difficult choice.

tensefast-pacedsuspensefulstylishcooledgyaction-oriented

What happens

Hostage (engl. für „Geisel“) ist ein Teil der Kurzfilmreihe The Hire von John Woo, der im Auftrag von BMW im Jahr 2002 als Werbefilm entstand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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