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War (2002)

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Aleksey Balabanov

Synopsis

During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

Actors

Aleksey Chadov
Aleksey Chadov
Ivan
Ian Kelly
Ian Kelly
John
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Margaret
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Captain Medvedev
Yuri Stepanov
Yuri Stepanov
Aleksandr Matrosov
Evklid Kyurdzidis
Evklid Kyurdzidis
Ruslan
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Ivan's Father
Irina Sokolova
Irina Sokolova
Sergey Shemarkin
Sergey Shemarkin
Viktoriya Smirnova
Viktoriya Smirnova
Katya
Aleksey Alekseev
Aleksey Alekseev
Vladikavkaz soldier
Viktor Smirnov
Viktor Smirnov
Sergey Shemarkin
Sergey Shemarkin
translator
Irina Malinovskaya
Irina Malinovskaya
nurse Zina
Mikhail Tarabukin
Mikhail Tarabukin
David McAllister
David McAllister
Steve Jamieson
Steve Jamieson
Peter Wickham
Peter Wickham
Alexey Usoltsev
Alexey Usoltsev
Elena Andreeva
Elena Andreeva
Andrey Gulnev
Andrey Gulnev
Evdokiya Zamakhina
Evdokiya Zamakhina
Roza Bayzulayeva
Roza Bayzulayeva
Yelena Metyolkina
Yelena Metyolkina

Crews

Aleksey Balabanov
Aleksey Balabanov
Director
Aleksey Balabanov
Aleksey Balabanov
Writer
Irina Pavlova
Irina Pavlova
Producer
Tamara Frid
Tamara Frid
Key Makeup Artist
Sergei Selyanov
Sergei Selyanov
Producer
Sergey Astakhov
Sergey Astakhov
Director of Photography
Leva Bi-2
Leva Bi-2
Music
Aleksandr Uman
Aleksandr Uman
Music
Pavel Parkhomenko
Pavel Parkhomenko
Production Design
Tatyana Patrakhaltseva
Tatyana Patrakhaltseva
Costume Design
Marina Lipartiya
Marina Lipartiya
Editor
Vyacheslav Butusov
Vyacheslav Butusov
Music

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