Die Geiseln von Costa Rica
4.5
The German tourist Kiki and the Swiss tour guide Marlies are kidnapped by Contra rebels from Nicaragua while on vacation in Costa Rica. While Kiki's friend Markus fights for her release together with her mother, Kiki begins an affair with one of the kidnappers. When the two women were released after 72 days on payment of ransom, the police suspected that they had colluded with the kidnappers.
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Cast
13 people
Nina Hoss
Kiki
Known for
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TÁR
Suzanne von Borsody
Marlies Suter
Known for
Run Lola Run
The Little Witch
Anne Wild
Uwe Janson
Michael Bütow
Marek Erhardt
Markus Fink
Known for
Dieter - Der Film
Holm Dressler
Ronald Nitschke
Known for
Otto – The New Movie
Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
Raúl Méndez
Talamanca
Known for
El Señor de los Cielos
Narcos
Arturo Ríos
Guanacaste
Known for
The House of Flowers
The Dead Girls
Guillermo Ríos
Limon
Known for
Innocent Voices
Sleep Dealer
Guillermo Rios
Limon
Uwe Janson Director · Anne Wild Writer Philipp Timme Cinematographer
First release January 27, 2000 · Produced in Germany, Mexico · Production Pro Sieben
Production
Pro7
Production
Pro Sieben
Production
Germany · Mexico
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 27, 2000
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No release date listed for United States.
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