
Hostage
# I want only young people in the bus. If I get killed, not only my mother should cry. Theirs should cry too...
π Overview:
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.
π Languages Available:
Albanian
,
Greek
π Date Released:
2005-03-04
β Running Time:
105 mins
β Vote Average:
5.5
Beloved Cast

Elion Senja
Stathis Papadopoulos

Iliana
Theodora Tzimou

Grigoris
Yannis Stankoglou

Police Commander
Minas Hatzisavvas

Giannis
Arto Apartian

Angeliki
Marilou Valeonti

Kelly
Konstantina Angelopulou

Orfeas
Antonis Dourakis

Jack
Manolis Afolanio

Francesca
Rajmonda Bulku

Ndriçim Xhepa

Old Lady
Ersi Malikenzou

Biris
Konstadinos Siradakis

Martha
Eleni Kastani

Kaiti
Theofania Papathoma

Consul
Antonis Fragakis

Albanian Officer
Laert Vasili

Albanian Officer
Armando Dauti

Ioanna Artemiou

Speaker (voice)
Yannis Bostantzoglou

Parthenopi Mpouzouri

Commander's Assistant
Giorgos Chrysostomou

Kostas Hatzoudis

Eri (voice)
Nikos Islami

Ornela Kapetani

Spyros Katiforis

Dimitris Kiahopoulos

Iliana's Mother (voice)
Elisavet Konstantinidou

Police Interrogator
Antonis Krobas

Thanasis Kyriazis

Nikos Lambrou

Claudian Lencska

Marios Loukani

Mirela Loupa

Reporter #2
Refik Marasoglou

Androniki Mertyri

Reporter #1
Neshan Mulazim

Iliana's Husband
Nikos Pantelidis

Thodoris Papadopoulos

Elion's Father-in-Law
Karafil Shena

Giorgos Striftaris

Policeman
Marinos Tattaris

Giorgos Triparolis

Yvonni Tzasa

Government Representative
Grigoris Vallianatos

Greek Reporter
Christos Vasilopoulos

Claudia Zarafonitou

Man in Bus
Nikos Zoiopoulos