| The Hostage | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Release date |
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| Countries | Estonia, Latvia |
| Language | Latvian |
The Hostage (Latvian: Ķīlnieks, Estonian: Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu) is a 2006 Latvian-Estonian comedy film directed by Laila Pakalniņa.
Cast
- 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
The Hostage was screened at the 2006 Warsaw International Film Festival in Poland.
Awards
The film received the following awards:
- 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
- ^ "Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu (2006) Eesti filmi andmebaas". efis.ee. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
External links
- The Hostage at IMDb
- Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu, entry in Estonian Film Database (EFIS)
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