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02/09/06
Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:20
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: 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... [More]
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10/08/05
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06/11/05
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04/09/05
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02/19/05
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02/19/05
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10/06/04
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11/06/03
In its simple aim to show how war is mankind's curse, the film is effective.
01/13/03
A reminder of how revealing it can be to see classic tales through the prism of another culture.
10/15/02
Searing drama about war and ethnic hatred.
08/21/02
Bodrov has created a stirring drama that brings sharp human and physical dimensions to ethnic tensions that have long plagued Russia and its adjacent republics.
06/05/02
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06/02/02
Once our disbelief gets suspended, a spell is definitely cast.
04/12/02
Top CriticThe outcome of this movie isn’t exactly Hollywood material, but it stirs thoughts and feelings that outlast all too many American studio releases.
01/22/02
Top CriticSimple, powerful, convincing.
02/14/01
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01/01/00
Taut contemplation about love, war and humanity.
01/01/00
The performances that Bodrov drew from a mostly amateur cast of Muslim villagers -- most of whom have never seen running hot water, let alone a movie camera -- are alone worth the price of admission.
01/01/00
Top CriticThose looking for something other than cliches and oversimplifications will be disappointed.
01/01/00
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