Prisoner of the Mountains
An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity.
A humanistic war drama about unlikely bonds forged between captors and captives in the Caucasus, grounded in moral complexity and the search for common ground across conflict.
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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