Hostages (2017)
Mzevlebi (Geo)
Directed by Rezo Gigineishvili
Genre: Drama
Plot: Movie describes real events that took place in 1983 when seven young Georgians, all from intellectual elite families, attampted to flee the Soviet Union by hijacking an airliner. The crisis ended with a storming of the airliner by Soviet special forces that resulted in eight dead. The surviving hijackers were subsequently tried and executed.
Directed by Rezo Gigineishvili
Writing credits: Lasha Bugadze, Rezo Gigineishvili
Cinematography by Vladislav Opelyants
Music by Giya Kancheli
Sound : Beso Kacharava, Kirill Vasilenko
Costume Design by Tinatin Kvinikadze
Film Editing by Andrey Gamov, Jaroslaw Kaminski
Cast: Irakli Kvirikadze (Nika), Tinatin Dalakishvili (Anna), Avtandil Makharadze (Shota), Merab Ninidze (Levan),
Darejan Kharshiladze (Nino), Giga Datiashvili (Koka), Giorgi Khurtsilava (Lasha), Giorgi Grdzelidze (Sandro), Giorgi Tabidze (Oto), Vakho Chachanidze (Irakli), Kato Kalatozishvili (Tamuna), Beka Lemonjava (Zuriko), Iliko Sukhishvili (Father Daniil), Mikheil Gomiashvili (Tengiz), Nadezhda Mikhalkova (Maya), Mariya Shalayeva (Vera)
Runtime: 112'
Color: Color
Country: Georgia | Russia | Poland
Language: Georgian | Russian
20 Steps Productions (Georgia), Inkfilm (Russia), Nebo Film (Russia), Extreme Emotions (Poland), GNFC
John Bleasdale Berlin 2017: Hostages review - CINE-VUE.
Vladan Petkovic Hostages: A breathtaking blend of thriller and social commentary - CINEUROPA 20/02/2017.