Captives 2016

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Captives

The search for a government soldier taken captive on February 20, 2014 in Kyiv takes protester Sashko to the front lines on the East of Ukraine. There he meets Ivan, a Ukrainian volunteer harbouring a secret that could undermine a fragile cease-fire…

The search for a government soldier taken captive on February 20, 2014 in Kyiv takes protester Sashko to the front lines on the East of Ukraine. There he meets Ivan, a Ukrainian volunteer harbouring a secret that could undermine a fragile cease-fire…

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Release Date:

Mar 15, 2016 (Ukraine)

Run Time:

1hr 28`

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Original Language:

Ukrainian

Production Countries:

Ukraine

Status:

Released

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