Hostage (2005)
Overview
Inspired by the real-life story of a bus hijacking in Northern Greece, HOSTAGE explores the sensitive issue of Greek-Albanian relations through a young Albanian who takes over an intercity bus. Upon hijacking the bus, he takes the seven passengers hostage and demands a ransom of half and million euro, and safe passage to his homeland of Albania. Surrounded by police, the bus trundles towards the Albanian border and the tension mounts until the final harrowing conclusion.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | el |
| Popularity | 1.379 |
Directed By
Constantine Giannaris
TOP CAST
Stathis Papadopoulos
Elion Senja
Theodora Tzimou
Iliana
Yannis Stankoglou
Grigoris
Minas Hatzisavvas
Police Commander
Arto Apartian
Giannis
Marilou Valeonti
Angeliki
Konstantina Angelopulou
Kelly
Antonis Dourakis
Orfeas
Manolis Afolanio
Jack
Rajmonda Bulku
Francesca
Ersi Malikenzou
Old Lady
Konstadinos Siradakis
Biris
Eleni Kastani
Martha
Theofania Papathoma
Kaiti
Antonis Fragakis
Consul
Laert Vasili
Albanian Officer
Armando Dauti
Albanian Officer
Yannis Bostantzoglou
Speaker (voice)
Giorgos Chrysostomou
Commander's Assistant
Nikos Islami
Eri (voice)
Elisavet Konstantinidou
Iliana's Mother (voice)
Antonis Krobas
Police Interrogator
Refik Marasoglou
Reporter #2
Neshan Mulazim
Reporter #1
Nikos Pantelidis
Iliana's Husband
Karafil Shena
Elion's Father-in-Law
Marinos Tattaris
Policeman
Grigoris Vallianatos
Government Representative
Christos Vasilopoulos
Greek Reporter
Nikos Zoiopoulos
Man in Bus
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