Hostages of the SS

Overview

April 1945. In a dramatic operation the SS transports 139 special prisoners, and kin of the prisoners, into the Alps. The plan: to use the prisoners as bargaining chips in possible negotiations with the Allies. During the journey a number of prisoners plan their escape and experience six days between liberty and death, their fates in the hands of ruthless and increasingly nervous criminals. But the hostages band together and turn the tables with a clever ploy: they call in the Wehrmacht to aid them…

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 7, 2015

Original language

German

Spoken languages

french, german

Countries

Germany

Production

FFF Bayern,ORF,ZDF,nordmedia,Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion,Beetz Brothers Film Production,Beetz Brothers Film Production, ZDF, ORF, nordmedia

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4554406