Director
Rezo Gigineishvili
Starring
Irakli Kvirikadze, Tina Dalakishvili, Avtandil Makharadze, Merab Ninidze, Daredjan Kharshiladze
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Certificate
18
Run Time
104 mins
Release Year
2017
Country of Origin
Georgia, Russia, Poland
Language
Georgian, Russian
Director of Photography: Vladislav Opelyants
Editor: Andrey Gamov, Jaroslav Kaminski
Produced by: Mikhail Finogenov, Rezo Gigineishvili, Vladimer Katcharava, Tamara Tatishvili
Music: Gia Kancheli
Screenplay by: Lasha Bugadze, Rezo Gigineishvili
Production Designer: Kote Japaridze
Sound Production: Kirill Vasilenko
Hostages (Mdzevlebi)
Part of the European Perspectives Strand
In 1983, a group of young people from socially elite families in Soviet-occupied Georgia planned to escape their closeted world by hijacking a Boeing jet headed to a nearby Russian seaside resort. This powerful and provocative re-telling of their story is an astonishingly thrilling ride from start to finish. Impressively crafted, with authentic period details, and a gripping narrative expertly delivered by a talented ensemble cast, this is a wonderful piece of social commentary told in the style of a truly accomplished thriller.