The Hostage (Latvian: Ķīlnieks, Estonian: Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu) is a 2006 Latvian-Estonian comedy film directed by Laila Pakalniņa.[1]
The Hostage | |
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Latvian | Ķīlnieks |
Estonian | Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu |
Directed by | Laila Pakalniņa |
Written by | Laila Pakalniņa |
Produced by | Arko Okk, Laila Pakalniņa, Igor Pediček |
Production companies | Acuba Film, Casablanca Film Production (Slovenia), Company Hargla (Latvia) |
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Countries | Estonia, Latvia |
Language | Latvian |
Cast
edit- Branko Završan as Hijacker
- Kristaps Mednis as Tom
- Ieva Puķe as Mother
- Pauls Butkevics as Antons
- Ivars Brakovskis as Visvaldis
- Valdis Liepiņš as Detective
- Kaljo Kiisk as Old man
- Jaan Rekkor as Coach
- Jēkabs Nākums as Self
- Maija Apine
- Rūdolfs Plēpis
- Imants Strads
Release
editThe Hostage was screened at the 2006 Warsaw International Film Festival in Poland.[1]
Awards
editThe film received the following awards:[1]
- 2007: Kinoshock Open Film Festival for states of the CIS and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (Anapa, Russia), best operator work: Arko Okk
- 2007: The National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps (Latvia), best artist's work: Jurģis Krāsons; several nominations in other categories
References
edit- ^ a b c "Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu (2006) Eesti filmi andmebaas". efis.ee. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
External links
edit- The Hostage at IMDb
- Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu, entry in Estonian Film Database (EFIS)