Crime Drama Thriller
Inspired by the real-life story of a bus hijacking in Northern Greece, HOSTAGE explores the sensitive issue of Greek-Albanian relations through a young Albanian who takes over an intercity bus. Upon hijacking the bus, he takes the seven passengers hostage and demands a ransom of half and million euro, and safe passage to his homeland of Albania. Surrounded by police, the bus trundles towards the Albanian border and the tension mounts until the final harrowing conclusion.
Directed by
Constantine Giannaris
Written by
Constantine Giannaris
Giorgos Chrysostomou
Commander's Assistant
Christos Vasilopoulos
Greek Reporter
Elisavet Konstantinidou
Iliana's Mother (voice)
Ndriçim Xhepa
Antonis Fragakis
Consul
Yannis Bostantzoglou
Speaker (voice)
Yannis Stankoglou
Grigoris
Ersi Malikenzou
Old Lady
Arto Apartian
Giannis
Minas Hatzisavvas
Police Commander
Nikos Zoiopoulos
Man in Bus
Laert Vasili
Albanian Officer
Theodora Tzimou
Iliana
Theofania Papathoma
Kaiti
Rajmonda Bulku
Francesca
Stathis Papadopoulos
Elion Senja
Eleni Kastani
Martha
Karafil Shena
Elion's Father-in-Law
Ornela Kapetani
Antonis Krobas
Police Interrogator
Konstadinos Siradakis
Biris
Armando Dauti
Albanian Officer
Grigoris Vallianatos
Government Representative
Marilou Valeonti
Angeliki
Nikos Pantelidis
Iliana's Husband
Neshan Mulazim
Reporter #1
Parthenopi Mpouzouri
Antonis Dourakis
Orfeas
Androniki Mertyri
Kostas Hatzoudis
Konstantina Angelopulou
Kelly
Manolis Afolanio
Jack
Ioanna Artemiou
Nikos Islami
Eri (voice)
Spyros Katiforis
Dimitris Kiahopoulos
Thanasis Kyriazis
Nikos Lambrou
Claudian Lencska
Marios Loukani
Mirela Loupa
Refik Marasoglou
Reporter #2
Thodoris Papadopoulos
Giorgos Striftaris
Marinos Tattaris
Policeman
Giorgos Triparolis
Yvonni Tzasa
Claudia Zarafonitou

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