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War(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-03-14
71%
86 Votes
Time: 2h 0m
Overview:
During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.
Languages: Chechen, English, Russian.
Countries:
Russia
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: War
Top 10 Billed Cast
Алексей Чадов
Ivan
Ian Kelly
John
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Margaret
Сергей Бодров мл.
Captain Medvedev
Юрий Степанов
Aleksandr Matrosov
Эвклид Кюрдзидис
Ruslan
Владимир Гостюхин
Ivan's Father
Ирина Соколова
Виктория Смирнова
Katya
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Overview
During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.
Release Date
2002-03-14
Average
7.1
Rating:
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