Prisoner of the Mountains [SEP] nominated for
nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Russia) and a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Russia). It also received rave critic reviews.
This film illustrates the conflicting views between traditional Chechen culture and Russian warfare through the use of soundtrack, costuming, and arms. The personal confrontation between two Russian soldiers and their Chechen captors is the main theme of the film, which was shot in the mountains of Dagestan (mostly in the aul of Ritcha, whose inhabitants are mentioned in the
awards and nominations in international film festivals, the film was nominated for the Crystal Globe at the 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Alexei Uchitel won the Best Director Award for it.
See also.
- Prisoner of the Mountains
External links.
- Captive at the Internet Movie Database
- Victor Matizen, Пленный (Captive). Алексей Ефимович Учитель, 2008 (рецензия) // Редакционные рецензии "Синематеки". — November 17, 2008.