“I want only young people in the bus. If I get killed, not only my mother should cry. Theirs should cry too...”
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.
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Stathis Papadopoulos
Elion Senja
Also in
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Theodora Tzimou
Iliana
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Unfair World
From the Edge of the City
Yannis Stankoglou
Grigoris
Known for
Xenia
Minas Hatzisavvas
Police Commander
Known for
Worlds Apart
Arto Apartian
Giannis
Also in
Οι Δικηγόροι της Αθήνας
Μια αγάπη μια ζωή
Marilou Valeonti
Angeliki
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Konstantina Angelopulou
Kelly
Also in
Women's Conspiracies
Antonis Dourakis
Orfeas
Also in
Το τρίτο στεφάνι
Manolis Afolanio
Jack
No other roles listed
Rajmonda Bulku
Francesca
Also in
A Comrade from the Village
The Death of a Horse
Ndriçim Xhepa
Also in
Eduart
Flutura in My Cab
Ersi Malikenzou
Old Lady
Known for
A Touch of Spice
Constantine Giannaris Director
First release March 4, 2005 · Produced in Türkiye, Greece · Languages Albanian, Greek
Production
Türkiye · Greece
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Languages
Original title
Όμηρος
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Albanian · Greek
Release dates
Greece · March 4, 2005
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No release date listed for United States.
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