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Prisoner of the Mountains

"An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity."

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.

Top Cast

  • Oleg Menshikov

    Oleg Menshikov

    Sacha Kostylin

  • Sergei Bodrov Jr.

    Sergei Bodrov Jr.

    Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin

  • Jemal Sikharulidze

    Jemal Sikharulidze

    Abdul-Murat

  • Susanna Mekhraliyeva

    Susanna Mekhraliyeva

    Dina

  • Aleksandr Bureyev

    Aleksandr Bureyev

    Hasan

  • Valentina Fedotova

    Valentina Fedotova

    Zhilin's Mother

  • Aleksei Zharkov

    Aleksei Zharkov

    Maslov, the Russian Commander

  • Pavel Lebeshev

    Pavel Lebeshev

  • Valery Kostrin

    Valery Kostrin

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.

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