A group of Russian soldiers is ambushed by rebels in the Chechen mountains. Two of them are taken prisoner by an old man who wants to swap them for his son in the Russian detention. The two prisoners cope with the situation in very different ways, as the war-hardened, cynical officer Sasha works to escape while the young, naive conscript Vanya tries to make friends with his captors. After an escape plan fails, the different personalities of these prisoners determine their fate.
Credits
Director
Sergei Bodrov
Cast
Oleg Menshikov, Sergi Bodrov Jr.
Writers
Boris Gillder, Arif Aliyev, Sergei Bodrov
Distributor
Orion Classics, MGM
Awards
Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
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