BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

bkmiami2001 I'm voting a 9, because it's a convincing, good film. But as far a it being a true story.... not exactly. I was in Greece on vacation in 1998 when this happened. At the time; Albanian refugees were living in Greece. Greeks felt sorry for them, as they do for so many others;( their biggest downfall), and allowed them into their homes, jobs, lives... and in return they robbed banks, killed their hosts and terrorized the country. This movie portrayed the situation as an innocent, good-looking boy treated as a slave in Greece. With a bus full of Stockholm syndrome victims!! And done so well; I almost fell for it. I heard the entire thing live on the radio; this bastard shoved the grenade in the lady's pants and threatened to pull the pin for hours; and then finally did.

aztec747 This film is a different film than most we see in the US. Stockholm Syndrome? You must be related to some failed Alaskan politico! No, you see bumpkin, in other countries people actually have feelings and have the capability of recognizing another human beings suffering. This movie is about the unifying effect that is brought about slowly as the Albanian conveys to his hostages and the audience as well. By the end of the movie, if you have any heart at all, you feel badly and have sympathy for the title character. If you don't get it, stick to Disney offerings, their plots are a lot simpler.This movie will appeal to those who are anti-Greek, those who love European films and those who enjoy a good "human" story. It is always refreshing to see films that tell a different story than the steady diet of what we get in the US.

MartinHafer While this isn't a great film by any stretch, it is a very interesting fictional film based very loosely on a real-life incident. An Albanian living in Greece gets on a bus along with about 20 passengers. Shortly after the bus leaves town, the man reveals that he's got a grenade and an AK-47. He demands 500,000 Euros and some specific guns that the police supposedly know about but the audience viewing the film really doesn't understand. As the film progresses, the reasons for why the hijacking occurred are slowly leaked out through flashbacks. In many ways this seems intended to help explain and justify the hijacker's behaviors. While this is unsettling that they would try to make the viewer like or at least understand such evil behaviors, the writers did a good job of sucking the audience inside his dilemma and giving them some level of empathy.Excellent writing, direction and realistic acting make this a pretty good film. The only negatives are the presence of too much urinating in the film (yuck) and I was really left wondering about the real story--were the cops the "bad guys" and the kidnapper a frustrated and angry "innocent"?

Bel Ludovic Having previously enjoyed Constantinos Giannaris's 'From The Edge Of The City', flawed though it was, I imagined this film might represent a coming to fruition of this director's potential.Alas, this film fails on all fronts. Neither dramatic enough to constitute a drama nor thrilling enough to be considered a thriller, the pacing is lethargic and there's barely a soupçon of suspense throughout. Character development is limited, and, even where attempted, ultimately uninvolving. This is not helped by the director's tiresome insistence on casting Stathis Papadopoulos purely on the basis (it seems) that the actor is extremely buff. I don't know about you, but I often find it quite helpful if an actor can act.The depiction of the racism and xenophobia that lurks beneath the surface of contemporary Greece is perhaps the most interesting aspect of a film that offers no other message and little by way of entertainment.