Kavkazskiy plennik 1996

Critics score:
88 / 100

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Janet Maslin, New York Times: Read more

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Simple, powerful, convincing. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Once our disbelief gets suspended, a spell is definitely cast. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Lyrical and evocative, Prisoner of the Mountains represents a balanced and telling examination of the absurdity of war. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A thoughtful and moving film about war. Read more

Andrew Ross, Salon.com: The performances that Bodrov drew from a mostly amateur cast of Muslim villagers -- most of whom have never seen running hot water, let alone a movie camera -- are alone worth the price of admission. Read more

Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle: Bodrov's movie turns this barren no man's land into an extraordinary stage. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: The outcome of this movie isn't exactly Hollywood material, but it stirs thoughts and feelings that outlast all too many American studio releases. Read more