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THE HOSTAGE

by Laila Pakalnina

synopsis

A hijacker forces a plane to land in Riga, in Latvia. A child hostage wants to lean all about the country where they have landed, so he begins to ask for local chocolate, information about Latvia and so on. The film is also a kind of homage to the Latvian people, sometimes eccentric but always cordial in nature.

international title: The Hostage
original title: Kilnieks
country: Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia
year: 2006
genre: fiction
directed by: Laila Pakalnina
film run: 74'
release date: EE 15/09/2006
screenplay: Laila Pakalnina
cast: Branko Zavrsan, Kristaps Mednis, Jekabs Nakums, Pauls Butkevics
cinematography by: Arko Okk
art director: Jurgis Krasons
costumes designer: Liga Kräsone
music: Anrijs Krenbergs
producer: Laila Pakalnina, Arko Okk, Igor Pedicek
production: Hargla Company - Kompanija Hargla, Casablanca, Acuba Film

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