Prisoner Of The Mountains (1996) Rating: Starring: Sergei Bodrov, Jr., Susanna Mekhralieva, Oleg Menshikov, Djemal Sikharulidze Director: Sergei Bodrov Category: Avant Garde, Foreign Studio: MGM / UA Subtitles: English,Spanish,French Length: 99 mins     Simple...Powerful...Remarkable! -- LOS ANGELES TIMES A stunning emotionally charge indictment of war, the Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film is at once "thoughtful, moving" (Roger Ebert), "potent, engrossing"(Variety) and "unexpectedly affecting" (The Wall Street Journal)! Two Russian soldiers - a fresh recruit named Vanya and a hardened veteran named Sacha - are taken hostage by Chechen guerillas after a deadly ambush leaves all of their comrades dead. Their captor, a battle-weary village elder, wants to use them as a bartering tool to get back his own son, held prisoner by the Russian army. But when the trade goes sour and all trust is broken, Vanya and Sacha realize their hours are numbered and attempt to escape before they're forced to join their comrades in death.               Critic's Reviews Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Read Review James Berardinelli Reelviews Read Review Jon Matsumoto Boxoffice Online Read Review