A British actor and his girlfriend are captured along with several Russian soldiers by Chechen rebels while on tour in Georgia. They are thrown into a hole in a remote village where the horrors of war are horrifyingly apparent. Held for ransom that doesn't materialize one of the actors is released to raise cash in Britain. Upon his return he meets a conscript who is also desperate to save another captive. The two join forces and head back to the Chechen village to wage a two –man assault that will soon become an all- out war! From the award winning writer... director Aleksei Balabnov of the Brother gangster Films Comes an intense and uncompromising look at the atrocities faced during wartime. Explosive gritty and controversial this powerful film features extreme and realistic action sequences that reveal a brutal vision of a war the world would rather forget. [show more]
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Starkly realistic war drama set in Russia at the height of the Chechnya conflict. A British actor, John (Ian Kelly) and his girlfriend, Margaret (Ingeborga Dapkunaite) are abducted by Chechen guerilla leader Aslan (Georgi Gurgulia) while on tour in Georgia. Aslan later sets John free to return to England to raise the cash to pay a hefty ransom for Margaret's life - but John struggles to find the necessary funds. He then meets up with a conscript who is desperate to save his colleague, also being held captive by Chechen rebels - and together the two men plan an all-out assault on the rebel stronghold.
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