Greece / Mar 04, 2005
I want only young people in the bus. If I get killed, not only my mother should cry. Theirs should cry too...
1h 45min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Antonis Dourakis | Orfeas |
| Manolis Afolanio | Jack |
| Rajmonda Bulku | Francesca |
| Ndriçim Xhepa | |
| Ersi Malikenzou | Old Lady |
| Konstadinos Siradakis | Biris |
| Eleni Kastani | Martha |
| Theofania Papathoma | Kaiti |
| Antonis Fragakis | Consul |
| Laert Vasili | Albanian Officer |
| Armando Dauti | Albanian Officer |
| Ioanna Artemiou | |
| Yannis Bostantzoglou | Speaker (voice) |
| Parthenopi Mpouzouri | |
| Giorgos Chrysostomou | Commander's Assistant |
| Kostas Hatzoudis | |
| Nikos Islami | Eri (voice) |
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| Ornela Kapetani | |
| Spyros Katiforis | |
| Dimitris Kiahopoulos | |
| Elisavet Konstantinidou | Iliana's Mother (voice) |
| Antonis Krobas | Police Interrogator |
| Thanasis Kyriazis | |
| Nikos Lambrou | |
| Claudian Lencska | |
| Marios Loukani | |
| Mirela Loupa | |
| Refik Marasoglou | Reporter #2 |
| Androniki Mertyri | |
| Neshan Mulazim | Reporter #1 |
| Nikos Pantelidis | Iliana's Husband |
| Thodoris Papadopoulos | |
| Karafil Shena | Elion's Father-in-Law |
| Giorgos Striftaris | |
| Marinos Tattaris | Policeman |
| Giorgos Triparolis | |
| Yvonni Tzasa | |
| Grigoris Vallianatos | Government Representative |
| Christos Vasilopoulos | Greek Reporter |
| Claudia Zarafonitou | |
| Nikos Zoiopoulos | Man in Bus |
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Όμηρος |
| Original language | ελληνικά (EL) |
| Spoken languages | ελληνικά, shqip |
| Production countries | Turkey, Greece |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 4 marzo 2005 |
| Production | Nikos Nikolettos |
| Writer | Constantine Giannaris |
| Assistant directors | Constantine Giannaris |
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