Όμηρος

5.5

105 minutes

3/4/2005

Overview

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.

Cast List

Stathis Papadopoulos
as Elion Senja
Theodora Tzimou
as Iliana
Yannis Stankoglou
as Grigoris
Minas Hatzisavvas
as Police Commander
Arto Apartian
as Giannis
Marilou Valeonti
as Angeliki
Konstantina Angelopulou
as Kelly
Antonis Dourakis
as Orfeas
Manolis Afolanio
as Jack
Rajmonda Bulku
as Francesca
Ndriçim Xhepa
Ersi Malikenzou
as Old Lady
Konstadinos Siradakis
as Biris
Eleni Kastani
as Martha
Theofania Papathoma
as Kaiti
Antonis Fragakis
as Consul
Laert Vasili
as Albanian Officer
Armando Dauti
as Albanian Officer
Ioanna Artemiou
Yannis Bostantzoglou
as Speaker (voice)
Parthenopi Mpouzouri
Giorgos Chrysostomou
as Commander's Assistant
Kostas Hatzoudis
Nikos Islami
as Eri (voice)
Ornela Kapetani
Spyros Katiforis
Dimitris Kiahopoulos
Elisavet Konstantinidou
as Iliana's Mother (voice)
Antonis Krobas
as Police Interrogator
Thanasis Kyriazis
Nikos Lambrou
Claudian Lencska
Marios Loukani
Mirela Loupa
Refik Marasoglou
as Reporter #2
Androniki Mertyri
Neshan Mulazim
as Reporter #1
Nikos Pantelidis
as Iliana's Husband
Thodoris Papadopoulos
Karafil Shena
as Elion's Father-in-Law
Giorgos Striftaris
Marinos Tattaris
as Policeman
Giorgos Triparolis
Yvonni Tzasa
Grigoris Vallianatos
as Government Representative
Christos Vasilopoulos
as Greek Reporter
Claudia Zarafonitou
Nikos Zoiopoulos
as Man in Bus