Product Details

• Actors: Barry Kushner, Viktor Verzhbitskiy, David Kheird, Michael Karpinski, Ruben McCaffrey
• Directors: Timur Bekmambetov
• Writers: Timur Bekmambetov, Gennadi Kayumov, Rauf Kubayev
• Producers: John Carrington, Maria Abakirova, Peter Yeliferenko, Roger Corman
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: New Concorde
• DVD Release Date: June 25, 2002
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000648YS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,297 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Escape from Afghanistan" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A group of Russian POWs attempt a daring escape from a prison camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. During their action packed mutiny they discover that national loyalties are not as clear as they seem. Format: Color, DVD, NTSC. Language: English. Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.). Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1. Number of discs: 1. Rated: R (Restricted). Studio: New Concorde. DVD Release Date: June 25, 2002. Run Time: 90 minutes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Badaber, April 1985, August 21, 2007

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Mikhail Rybin "sovetskydesant" (ghazni, afghanistan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Escape from Afghanistan (DVD)

The real event took place in old fortress of Badaber, Pakistan. I believe it was April of 1985. When several Soviet and Afghan prisoners, killed their rebel guards, and took control of the fortress and its armory. Afghan rebels, and their Pakistani counter parts tried to storm it, but were repelled, until finaly the armory blew up. Killing of the Soviet and Afghan prisoners, hundreds of Afghan rebels, Pakistani soldiers, and two to three American advisers. The movie itself wasn't too bad. Just remeber, it is a movie. Now, to my friends below, all you have to do is pay attention. Take a look at directors name, Soviet, Mi-24 helo, Soviet. Names of the actors are mostly Soviet. So, no deception there at all. So pay attention to the cover boys and girls, so you don't have to bitch about it later.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good research movie., June 4, 2004

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Brittany "HalfwayNowhere" (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escape from Afghanistan (DVD)

My school isdoing a "rebuilding Afghanistan" project where we come up with ways to rebuild the nation. This movie helped me research the current conditions in the war-torn country. It gives a lot of information on the POWs, and what it is like to be caught in the middle of it all.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Russian War, January 23, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Escape From Afganhistan [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A violent and realistic look at the war between Russia and Afghanistan, ESCAPE FROM AFGHANISTAN concerns a Russian photojournalist and a doctor who are caught up in battle when a skirmish flares up while they are interviewing prisoners near the country's border. As the madness escalates, the doctor tends to the wounded and the photojournalist captures unforgettable images with his camera. All the while, they must struggle to figure out who they can trust as they try to get out of the country. The film is a 1994 Russian production.