Released:
2005-03-04

Overview:
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.

Director:
Constantine Giannaris

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Stathis Papadopoulos
  as
  Elion Senja
• 
  Theodora Tzimou
  as
  Iliana
• 
  Yannis Stankoglou
  as
  Grigoris
• 
  Minas Hatzisavvas
  as
  Police Commander
• 
  Arto Apartian
  as
  Giannis