• Archive - Festival 33
  • Director: Rezo Gigineishvili
  • Georgia, Russia, Poland 2017
  • 104 minutes
  • Georgian, Russian
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Soviet Georgia, 1983. Preparations for Nika and Ana's wedding are in full swing and it's a big day for both of their elite families. For the newlyweds and their friends, however, the celebrations are in fact part of a cover-up, as they plot an audacious escape from the Soviet Union.

"A welcome rush of adrenaline, Georgian director Rezo Gigineishvili's period hijacking drama Hostages combines arthouse sensitivities, historical gravitas and good ol' action setpieces to highly satisfying results." – The Film Stage

Filmography: No Borders (2015), Love with Accent (2008), Heat (2006).


  • Director Rezo Gigineishvili
  • Production Mikhail Finogenov, Tamara Tatishvili
  • Script Nasha Bugadze, Rezo Gigineishvili
  • Cinematography Vladislav Opelyants
  • Editing Jaroslav Kaminski, Andrey Gamov
  • Music Gia Kancheli
  • Festivals Berlinale, Edinburgh
  • Actors Tina Dalakishvili, Irakli Kvirikadze, Giga Datiashvili, Giorgi Grdzelidze
  • Source WestEnd Films, London