Two Russian soldiers, one battle-seasoned and the other barely into his boots and uniform, are taken prisoner by an anxious Islamic father from a remote village hoping to trade them for his captured son.
Олег Меньшиков
as Sacha Kostylin
Сергей Бодров мл.
as Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin
Jemal Sikharulidze
as Abdul-Murat
Susanna Mekhraliyeva
as Dina
Александр Буреев
as Hasan
Valentina Fedotova
as Zhilin's Mother
Алексей Жарков
as Maslov, the Russian Commander
Павел Лебешев
as