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| ACTORS: | Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Susanna Mekhraliyeva, Dzhemal Sikharulidze |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Sergei Bodrov |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 31 January, 1997 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Foreign Film - Russian |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 027616887498 |
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Customer Reviews of Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains Okay, so I am not a huge fan of subtitled movies, but ironically this ranks among my favorites. This is a very human movie but not in a Shirley Maclaine kind of way. After all it is a war flick. It will make you think, cringe, laugh, and then think some more. A very Russian quality that Menshikov does a excellent job of conveying. It is subtle at one time and bowl you over at the next. Hollywood could learn something from this movie. It is that good and well worth the subtitles. The cinemtography is excellent.
a memorable, moving film
This beautiful award winner moves me every time I watch it, and there are scenes that are forever etched in my mind.
Taking place in Chechnya, it has the same Central Asian rugged terrain that we've seen in recent news stories of Afghanistan, one of the many reasons that makes this an interesting film to view...a glimpse into what is an enigmatic part of the world for most of us.
The cinematography (Pavel Lebeshev) and soundtrack (Leonid Desyatnikov) are marvelous, and the performances perfect. How director Sergei Bodrov managed to get such fine acting from the local villagers (like Susanna Mekhalieva, who plays "Dina"), is a marvel. As the two soldiers tied by fate, he cast his son, Sergei Bodrov Jr., and Oleg Menshikov (who was so brilliant in "Burnt by the Sun"), and they are superb.
Losely based on Tolstoy's tale for children, "Prisoner of the Caucausus", it's a film full of compassion and love, and has plot subtleties that make this rare gem of a film deserve several viewings.
Excellent Movie
A rare glimpse into a BEAUTIFUL land and people being ravaged by the Russian military.