Hostage

Running 1h 45m and made in Turkey, Hostage (2005) is a Crime and Drama film in the 123movies catalog. The cast includes Stathis Papadopoulos and Theodora Tzimou; Constantine Giannaris directs. 14 votes put it at 5.6/10. 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.