RUSSIA · 1996
Prisoner of the Mountains
war and its human cost
cultural conflict and understanding
father-son relationships
captivity and freedom
mercy and compassion
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Synopsis
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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