The Hostages (1997)
Holidaying in Asia, Australian backpackers Joanne and Richard are hauled off a train and taken as hostages by Cambodian rebels. A ransom demand is made on the Australian Government for their release. The Government refuses to pay. Also kidnapped is French couple Louise and Pierre who are confident a French mining company for whom Pierre works will pay the ransom. When Richard and Pierre are executed, Joanne and Louise know their days are numbered and plan their escape.
- Date de sortie
- 1997-01-01
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Genres
- Drame, Téléfilm
- Réalisateur
- Catherine Millar
Distribution
- Sophie Lee — Kate
- Jason Chong — Du Van Hoe
- Ann Burbrook — Louise
- Grinspoon — Houseband (uncredited)
- Felino Dolloso — Lim
- Jayne Leslie — Secretary
- Yves Stening — Martin
- Robert Hughes — Paul
- Russell Kiefel — Jim
- Linda Cropper — Wendy
- Jane Harders — Marcia
- Sathischandra Edirisinghe — Monk (as Sathischandra Edirisenghe)
Anecdotes
The Hostages is a 1997 Australian TV film shown on Channel Nine. It was the first of a group of three movies produced by JNP Productions and written by Peter Yeldham. It was inspired by two 1994 kidnapping incidents in Cambodia.
Production
The Hostages was partly shot in Sri Lanka.
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