Hostages
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Directed by:
Rezo GigineishviliScreenplay:
Lasha BugadzeCinematography:
Vladislav OpelyantsCast:
Irakli Kvirikadze, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Merab Ninidze, Avtandil Makharadze, Giga Datiashvili, Giorgi Khurtsilava, Misha GomiashviliPlots(1)
The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1983. Border guards are keeping an eye on a group of young Georgians who are enjoying a boisterous dip in the Black Sea. They are smoking cigarettes from the West and listening to the Beatles. They all long to lead independent, professional lives, free from the police state and their parental homes. The group includes doctors, actors, an aspirant for the orthodox priesthood, as well as Anna and Nika, who are about to marry. But their thoughts are all preoccupied by something else altogether: after the wedding they plan to board a scheduled flight in Tbilisi, hijack the aircraft at gunpoint and force the pilot to land in Turkey. Their fierce desire for freedom and an unfortunate chain of unexpected events lead to a national tragedy. A tense, atmospheric re-telling of the Tbilisi hijacking of 1983 depicting young Soviet citizens who see themselves crushed between the promise of Western culture and repressive Communist rule. The sensitive performances of the actors show just how their desperation leads to violence, and how their parents are left paralysed and helpless by an inhumane system. (Berlinale)
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It’s not that Hostages is a bad film, but I can't help but find the entire thing mediocre, even though there was an attempt to make it relatively dark and there was a sense of how scary the regime was. It was and is, but this film in my opinion did not bring anything new to the subject, even though it deals with real events.
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