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On patrol in the Caucasus mountains, Russian soldiers Vanya (Sergei Bodrov Jr.) and Sacha (Oleg Menshikov) become the prisoners of a Chechen village. Tribal leader Abdul-Murat (Jemal Sikharulidze) is willing to release the pair unharmed in exchange for his son, who is a prisoner in the custody of the Russians. After writing to their mothers with Abdul-Murat's terms, the duo are powerless to do anything but wait for an answer while getting used to life in the village.
Original Release
03/15/1996
US Release
01/31/1997
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Oleg Menshikov | Sacha Kostylin |
| Sergey Bodrov | Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin |
| Jemal Sikharulidze | Abdul-Murat |
| Susanna Mekhraliyeva | Dina |
| Aleksandr Bureyev | Hasan |
| Valentina Fedotova | Zhilin's Mother |
| Aleksey Zharkov | Maslov, the Russian Commander |
| T. Kibyev | |
| Valeri Kostrin | |
| Pavel Lebeshev | (as P. Lebeshev) |
Directors
Writers
Arif Aliev, Sergei Bodrov, Boris Giller, Lev Tolstoy
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Oleg Menshikov | Sacha Kostylin |
| Sergey Bodrov | Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin |
| Jemal Sikharulidze | Abdul-Murat |
| Susanna Mekhraliyeva | Dina |
| Aleksandr Bureyev | Hasan |
| Valentina Fedotova | Zhilin's Mother |
| Aleksey Zharkov | Maslov, the Russian Commander |
| T. Kibyev | |
| Valeri Kostrin | |
| Pavel Lebeshev | (as P. Lebeshev) |
| Sergei Bodrov | Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Carolyn Cavallero | Producer |
| Boris Giller | Producer |
| Eduard Krapivsky | Producer |
| Sergei Bodrov | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 1997 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
