Hostage (2005)

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.

Released

2005-03-04

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime

105 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Constantine Giannaris

TMDB rating

5.6/10 from 14 votes