Hostage
Όμηρος
Release: 2005-03-04
·Runtime: 105m
·★ 5.2
Crime
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
Turkey
Greece
Cast
Kostas Hatzoudis
Theodora Tzimou
as Iliana
Yannis Stankoglou
as Grigoris
Antonis Krobas
as Police Interrogator
Stathis Papadopoulos
as Elion Senja
Eleni Kastani
as Martha
Theofania Papathoma
as Kaiti
Antonis Fragakis
as Consul
Giorgos Striftaris
Nikos Zoiopoulos
as Man in Bus
Ndriçim Xhepa
Yannis Bostantzoglou
as Speaker (voice)
Androniki Mertyri
Minas Hatzisavvas
as Police Commander
Antonis Dourakis
as Orfeas
Ornela Kapetani
Nikos Pantelidis
as Iliana's Husband
Grigoris Vallianatos
as Government Representative
Arto Apartian
as Giannis
Marilou Valeonti
as Angeliki
Konstadinos Siradakis
as Biris
Laert Vasili
as Albanian Officer
Elisavet Konstantinidou
as Iliana's Mother (voice)
Rajmonda Bulku
as Francesca
Armando Dauti
as Albanian Officer
Neshan Mulazim
as Reporter #1
Spyros Katiforis
Karafil Shena
as Elion's Father-in-Law
Christos Vasilopoulos
as Greek Reporter
Ersi Malikenzou
as Old Lady
Parthenopi Mpouzouri
Giorgos Chrysostomou
as Commander's Assistant
