Synopsis
الرهينة
When Mostafa arrives to Ukraine, he witnesses the kidnapping of an Egyptian scientist. Eventually he gets involved in rescuing him, in a country he knows nothing about.
Action + Drama in Other Asia
38 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Hostage itself).
The 2005–2007 Other Asia Window
The Hostage holds position #11 of 44 Other Asia films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Hostage premiered alongside 13 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other Other Asia films in 2006.
The 195th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 62% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (35th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #196 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Action productions specifically: #14 of 70 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Spoken Languages | Arabic, English, Ukrainian |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | December 20, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0960084 |