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Captive (2008)

Captive poster
Original title
Пленный
Directed by
Alexei Uchitel
Genre
drama film, action film, war film
Country
Bulgaria, Russia
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
16+
Rating
2.8 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Russian soldier is tasked with guarding a young Chechen captive during the war in the Caucasus. The interaction between the two men is tense and starkly human.

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What happens

Captive (Russian: Пленный, romanized: Plenyy) is a 2008 Russian-Bulgarian film by Alexei Uchitel on the novel by Vladimir Makanin, Caucasian Captive. The working title of the film was also Caucasian Captive. Premiere of the film took place September 5, 2008 in St. Petersburg. The Russian film movie came out September 11, 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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