Hostages

Year: 2017
Country: Russia, Georgia
Director: Rezo Gigineishvili
Cast: Irakli Kvirikadze, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Avtandil Makharadze
Genre: drama
Runtime: 103 min.
Age: 16+

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.

Awards & Festivals:

Sochi Open Russian Film Festival - Best Direction, Best Cinematography
Berlin Film Festival - Panorama participation
Edinbourgh International Film Festival - participation
Sarajevo International Film Festival - participation