Directed by:
Sergey BodrovCinematography:
Pavel LebeshevCast:
Oleg Menshikov, Sergey Bodrov Jr., Susanna Mekhralieva, Jemal Sikharulidze, Валентина Федотова, Aleksandr Bureev, Pavel Lebeshev, Aleksey Zharkov (more)Plots(1)
Two Russian soldiersa fresh recruit named Vanya and a hardened veteran named Sachaare taken hostage by Chechen guerillas after a deadly ambush leaves all of their comrades dead. Their captor, a battle-weary village elder,wants to use them as a bartering tool to get back his own son, held prisoner by the Russian army. But when the trade goes sour and all trust is broken, Vanya and Sacha realize their hours are numbered and attempt to escape before they're forced to join their comrades in death. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Oleg Menshikov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269222_0b2b22.jpg)
Oleg Menshikov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (2005) (series)
Burnt by the Sun (1994)
Prime Suspect 6 (2003) (TV movie)
![Sergey Bodrov Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273185_7bf3ef.jpg)
Sergey Bodrov Jr.
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
East/West (1999)
Brother (1997)
![Susanna Mekhralieva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/166/159166560_f79ec5.jpg)
Susanna Mekhralieva
Best movies:
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
![Jemal Sikharulidze](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/166/159166696_a22ee4.jpg)
Jemal Sikharulidze
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
Andromeda Nebula (1967)
![Валентина Федотова](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319472_00293a.jpg)
Валентина Федотова
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
![Aleksandr Bureev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/166/159166659_c314da.jpg)
Aleksandr Bureev
Best movies:
Reed Paradise (1989)
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
Lost In Siberia (1991)
![Pavel Lebeshev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/162/160162118_4e5e6a.jpg)
Pavel Lebeshev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
Mummy (1999)
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
Aleksey Zharkov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
Ten Little Indians (1987)
Revizor (1996)
Evdokiya Vishnyakova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)