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Hostage
“I want only young people in the bus. If I get killed, not only my mother should cry. Theirs should cry too...”
56%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
Hostage (2005) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Hostage (2005) — a movie tagged as Crime, Drama, and Thriller with tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 passa… Our models also surface themes such as family and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Hostage 56% (14 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
56%
from 14 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2005-03-04
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 5.6
- TMDB ID
- 211930
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What is Hostage about?
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. Upo... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Hostage?
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How long is the movie Hostage?
The official runtime for Hostage is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Stathis Papadopoulos
Elion Senja
Theodora Tzimou
Iliana
Yannis Stankoglou
Grigoris
Minas Hatzisavvas
Police Commander
Arto Apartian
Giannis
Marilou Valeonti
Angeliki
- K
Konstantina Angelopulou
Kelly
Antonis Dourakis
Orfeas
- M
Manolis Afolanio
Jack
Rajmonda Bulku
Francesca
Ndriçim Xhepa
Ersi Malikenzou
Old Lady
Konstadinos Siradakis
Biris
Eleni Kastani
Martha
Theofania Papathoma
Kaiti
Antonis Fragakis
Consul
Laert Vasili
Albanian Officer
Armando Dauti
Albanian Officer
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