The Hostage
5.5
The Hijacker lands the plane at the Rīga Airport. 7 year-old Tom, travelling on his own, voluntarily becomes a hostage. Along with the traditional demands, the Hijacker adds the demands of the little hostage – beginning with some local chocolate and a self-instruction tape for learning the native language, and ending with organizing a Song Festival and a special biathletes’ performance – all ideas originating from a CD on Latvia.
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Cast
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Branko Završan
Hijacker
Known for
No Man's Land
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Kristaps Mednis
Tom
No other roles listed
Ivars Brakovskis
Visvaldis
Known for
Catherine the Great
Pauls Butkevics
Antons
Also in
Mirage
Naval Cadets, Charge!
Uldis Dumpis
Also in
Secret Fairway
Long Road in the Dunes
Kaljo Kiisk
Old man
Also in
Death Under Sail
The Old Thomas was Stolen
Valdis Liepiņš
Detective
Also in
The Mystery of the Old Parish House
In A Loop
Jekabs Nakums
Himself
Ieva Puķe
Mother
Known for
Catherine the Great
Jaan Rekkor
Coach
Known for
Burial
Imants Strads
Criminal expert
Also in
Class Reunion
January
Irina Yegorova
Antonija
Also in
The Shoe
A Man of a Retinue
Laila Pakalnina Director · Arko Okk Cinematographer Jurģis Krāsons Production designer
First release May 1, 2006 · Produced in Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia · Languages English, Latvian
Production
Acuba Film
Production
Adorija
Production
Arteks
Production
Casablanca Film Production (SI)
Production
Hargla Company
Production
Estonia · Latvia · Slovenia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Ķīlnieks
Original language
Latvian
Spoken on screen
English · Latvian
Release dates
Latvia · May 1, 2006
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
March 26, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Canada
November 26, 2006 · Limited theatrical · Vancouver Pacific Cinémathèque
Estonia
September 15, 2006 · Theatrical
Poland
October 7, 2006 · Limited theatrical · Warsaw Film Festival
Switzerland
August 4, 2006 · Limited theatrical · Locarno Film Festival
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