Hostage

– Inspired by the real-life story of a bus hijacking in Northern Greece, HOSTAGE explores the sensitiv..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
Original Name:
Όμηρος
Hostage
Hostage (2005) - Also known as Όμηρος

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.

Hostage (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Mar 2005

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Hostage

Hostage
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Plot:

Jeff Talley, a former LAPD hostage negotiator, has moved himself away from his failed career outside of Los Angeles, and away from his wife and daughter when three perpetrators move in on an unsuspecting family. But the family's father has a secret which might compromise his kin, and one of the criminals is about to jump over the edge. Jeff Talley has to get everybody to survive the night......if he can.

Awards:

4 nominations.

Gross profit:

$34,617,915

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Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
Metacritic:
44%

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