CAPTIVE
by Alexey Uchitel
synopsis
A convoy of Russian soldiers finds itself trapped in the mountainous Chechen landscape, lost in unfamiliar hostile territory. All around them explosions and gunfire from the unseen enemy shatter the stifling air. The commander of the garrison sends out the seasoned Rubakhin and the young rifleman Vovka to take captive a local who knows the mountain trails and could lead the men to safety. After a brief exchange of fire, the two men seize a young wounded Chechen who, although he doesn’t speak Russian, seems to have understood his task. On this scorching summer’s day, the incongruous threesome have to make their way through the difficult terrain, forcing all of them to show mutual consideration and willingness. However, the proximity of the Chechen settlements soon destroys the intimacy that has developed between the men, and the captive has to pay a terrible price for his role as their passport to safety.
international title: | Captive |
original title: | Plennyj |
country: | Bulgaria, Russia |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Alexey Uchitel |
screenplay: | Vladimir Makanin, Timofej Děkin |
cast: | Vjačeslav Krikunov, Pjotr Logačov, Iraklij Mskalaja, Julija Peresild |
cinematography by: | Jurij Klimenko |
film editing: | Jelena Andrejeva, Gleb Nikulskij |
art director: | Andrej Vasin |
producer: | Alexej Učitěl |
production: | Rock Films (RU) |