When an oddball pair of Russian soldiers are captured and taken prisoner by a Chechen father hoping to barter them for the release of his captive son, the two disparate hostages begin to develop an unexpected--and frequently humorous--bond of friendship. Inspired by the Leo Tolstoy novella "A Prisoner of the Caucasus." Academy Award Nomination: Best Foreign Language Film.
Review 1:
"The setting is exotic and beautiful....Directed by Mr. Bodrov with both an oddly tranquil spirit and the awareness of a tightening noose..."
Source: New York Times
p.C3 01/31/1997
Review 2:
"...Poignant....It's the beautifully captured images of the region's still, unchanging beauty that will stay with you longest from this haunting film..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.50 03/07/1997
Review 3:
"...Simple, powerful, convincing....A spare, poetic tale of the traps of conflict and fate..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F2 02/07/2001
Review 4:
"...A thoughtful and moving film about war....The movie has an acute sense of place and the passage of time..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.38 02/07/1997
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