Movie: Prisoner of the Mountains

Top 9 Billed Cast

Oleg Menshikov
Олег Меньшиков

Sacha Kostylin

Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Сергей Бодров мл.

Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin

Jemal Sikharulidze
ჯემალ სიხარულიძე

Abdul-Murat

Susanna Mekhraliyeva
Susanna Mekhraliyeva

Dina

Aleksandr Bureyev
Александр Буреев

Hasan

Valentina Fedotova
Valentina Fedotova

Zhilin's Mother

Aleksei Zharkov
Алексей Жарков

Maslov, the Russian Commander

Pavel Lebeshev
Павел Лебешев

Valery Kostrin
Валерий Кострин

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  • Overview

    Two Russian soldiers, one battle-seasoned and the other barely into his boots and uniform, are taken prisoner by an anxious Islamic father from a remote village hoping to trade them for his captured son.

  • Release Date

    1996-03-15

  • Average

    6.638

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

    An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Pусский
  • Keywords

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