The Hostage (2006 film) explained
The Hostage |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Laila Pakalniņa |
Producer: | Arko Okk, Laila Pakalniņa, Igor Pediček |
Studio: | Acuba Film, Casablanca Film Production (Slovenia), Company Hargla (Latvia) |
Country: | Estonia, Latvia |
Language: | Latvian |
The Hostage (Latvian: Ķīlnieks, Estonian: Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu) is a 2006 Latvian-Estonian comedy film directed by Laila Pakalniņa.[1]
Cast
- Branko Završan - Hijacker
- Kristaps Mednis - Tom
- Ieva Puķe - Mother
- Pauls Butkevics - Antons
- Ivars Brakovskis - Visvaldis
- Valdis Liepiņš - Detective
- Kaljo Kiisk - Old man
- Jaan Rekkor - Coach
- Jēkabs Nākums - Self
- Maija Apine
- Rūdolfs Plēpis
- Imants Strads
Release
The Hostage was screened at the 2006 Warsaw International Film Festival in Poland.
Awards
The film received the following awards:
- 2007: Kinoshock - Open Film Festival for states of the CIS and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (Anapa, Russia), best operator work: Arko Okk
- 2007: The National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps (Latvia), best artist's work: Jurģis Krāsons; several nominations in other categories
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu (2006) - Eesti filmi andmebaas . www.efis.ee . 2 May 2021.