Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Constantine Giannaris
Written : Constantine Giannaris
Stars : Giannis Stankoglou Minas Hatzisavvas Stathis Papadopoulos Theodora Tzimou
Genres : Thriller Crime Drama
Release date : Mar 3, 2005
Countries of origin : Turkey Austria Greece
Official sites : Official site
Language : Greek Albanian
Production companies : Greek Film Centre (GFC) Alpha TV C. Giannaris Films
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Thriller Crime Drama
Release date : Mar 3, 2005
Countries of origin : Turkey Austria Greece
Official sites : Official site
Language : Greek Albanian
Production companies : Greek Film Centre (GFC) Alpha TV C. Giannaris Films
