THE PRISONER

By Mohydeen QUANDOUR

SINDIKA PRODUCTIONS - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2011

The collapse of the Soviet Union created bad security conditions, especially in the Caucasus where kidnappings where rampant. This is one unusual story of such a kidnapping with a difference.

    • Year of production
    • 2011
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • UNITED KINGDOM
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mohydeen QUANDOUR
    • Writer(s)
    • Mohydeen QUANDOUR
    • Producer(s)
    • Mohydeen QUANDOUR (Sindika Productions), Luba BALAGOVA (Sindika Productions)
    • Synopsis
    • An English NGO nurse (Juli Cox) is kidnapped for ransom by Terrorists in Chechnia. She escapes after a scuffle with the security forces and is lost in the mountains to be found by a mountaineer (Andrey Chernishev) who happens to be a musician seeking seclusion. He looks after her wounds and a relatinship of suspicion and appreciation develops which amplifies the cultural differences between the two young me, ending on a positive note.
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Jul 01, 2011