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Hostage X (2017)
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Help! Help me! Help! Help me! Someone help me! Please! Help! Help! Help me! Somebody please help me! Hey! Over here! Hello?! Thank you. Look, I-I-I don't know who I am. Just, please I wanna... Y-Y-You locked me up here... why? What did I do? No, no w-w-wait! Wait! Hey! Hey I have money! Money! You'll be rich! Hey! I have money, you'll be rich! Come on you asshole Come on Come on you asshole! Son of a bitch Hello? Shit. This is 9-1-1 what is your emergency? L-L-Look I don't know who I am. What is your location? I-I-I don't... I don't know. Is this a joke? You know this... I'm being held hostage in some stable, in some backassward country Some assholes beat the shit out of me. I don't remember a thing. Not even your own name? - No. - I'll give you a number... ...they will handle this. Do you have something to write on? - Yeah. - Okay... Zero, zero, one. Okay. Okay, yeah. No! No... No... Hello? 9-1-1 what is your emergency? Yeah, yeah I just spoke to a lady. Could I please speak with her again? I'm sorry, I-I'm what you get. - This is a line for emer... - ...yeah, I'm calling from abroad. She gave me a direct number. These people locked me up. I-I-I lost the number... Okay, I'll give you a direct number as well. One, okay... okay thank you Yes? Yeah, yeah 9-1-1 gave me this number. Some assholes... You got the wrong number. Hello? This is George Anderson, CIA. You called me half a minute ago. This is a safe line. We can talk. Yes, look some assholes locked me up in a stable. You gotta help me. Wait, who are you? I-I don't know. I can't remember a thing. I think I have been kidnapped. I'm not sure. We traced your call. You're in Europe. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, to be exact. - We'll warn them. Sit tight. - Bosnia-Herze... The Bosnian police will be there in a couple of minutes. Hello! Hello! You can have it. Yes it's real. Take it! Good, yes, good. Good. Yeah, me too... Me too... Where are the cops? We didn't call them. We consulted some specialists. There's only a ten percent chance that they won't... ...warn those criminals. And there is not a single person you can trust in this shithole? Well, Muslims, Croats and Serbs... ...work together but they still hate each other. There was a big war in the nineties. Remember? So I got a ten percent chance to get out of here? No, you have a higher chance because we know exactly where you are. You're close to the city of Mostar... ...one of our best agents is heading for you as we speak. - She's good. - She'll get me out of here? If you're an American citizen. Are you? I guess so. What's that got to do with it? The CIA is an American organization. We can only help Americans. We have clear rules of engagement. I speak English, don't I? So do Brits, Canadians... I have to be American. I called 9-1-1, an American number. Isn't it? That doesn't prove anything. H-H-How can I possibly... Look, just... uhm. Test me with some typically American words. Let's see what I know. Hello? Hello?! You'd avoid typical Australian or British words to get us to help you. You don't trust me. Can you send us a photo of yourself? Look I don't know. Uh-uh this thing is ancient... No. Tell us everything you know. We'll figure it out somehow. We're professionals. Who are the kidnappers, what do they want? I don't know. They don't speak any English. I don't think you're being completely honest with us. They let you use a cell phone. Why would they do that? That's a long story. Should I really explain... Yes. It'll tell us a lot about you You could be anybody who's missing over there. You might be a marine or an undercover agent on a mission gone wrong. Is there an undercover agent missing here? Hello? Hello?! Sorry, please concentrate. Do you remember anything else? Maybe... maybe Muslims. I-I-I don't know... Maybe... maybe... Al Quaida or Islamic state or something. I don't know, just please just get me out of here. You have the cell phone of one of them kidnappers haven't you? Why? Check the contacts. If we know they're Muslim, we'd know how to get you out of there easily. Hold on. Look, he has forty-two contacts. Look for names like Mohammed, Abdul, Ibrahim. Okay... Sanja Boban... ...Bruno Arapovic... ...Magdalena Basic, Niko Balic... ...Marko Basic, Denis Juric, Dora Knezevic.... Nothing. What about text messages? Nothing. I-I-I don't the asshole can read. I'll call you back. What? When? What am I supposed to do? If they come, tell them you have a rich uncle who's willing to pay a ransom. Say three million dollars. While they're considering your offer, we'll find out if you're American. They don't speak any English. We've found an interpreter. Wait. Just hurry up. Tri miljuna dolara... Okay. Tri miljuna dolara. Tri miljuna dolara. Tri miljuna. What? You speak English? Please... tell me what my name is. Please! Who am I?! Please who am I, please, please. Please. Tri miljuna dolara. Tri miljuna dolara, my uncle he is rich... ...very rich. Rich! My uncle he is... Come on! Photo. Son of a bitch! No! No! No! - Hello? - What happened? Thank god Have you figured out if I'm an American yet? No. Did anything happen in the meantime? They took a picture. They probably want a ransom. The picture proves they've got you and that you're alive. Great. They kidnap a lot of people in Bosnia? It's rare. Did they do anything else? They spit in my face. Probably means that they really hate you. - What? - We could be on something here. No it's too early to say that. Listen, please, where's your agent? We've had a linguist listening to our conversation. - You speak accentless English. - So I'm American? So you probably moved a lot as a child or teenager. Do you think I'm American? Possibly. One of them speaks a little English. That's your guy. Talk to him. Any information he gives, could help you out alot here. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hello! Hey! Hey! Hey! No, no, no, no! I just wanna ask you... I just need to ask you a question. Please! No! No! Please... Please... Help me! Please! Hello? Hello? Help! - Help! - Hello are you there? Hello? Help me, help me Hello? No help me Hello are you there? Hello? Hello are you there? Hello? Thank you Who am I? Please, who am I? Please. Who am I, who? I don't know what you are saying. I don't understand... Mo-mo-mozete sa mnom... Mo-mozete sa mnom... Mozete sa mnom ono... ...ono sto zelite. I'm trying! Im trying! Okay! Okay! Okay! Mozete sa mnom GUN SHOT Mozete sa mnom ono sto zelite. - I couldn't pick up. - We traced the number you're calling with. It's not good. The guy once worked as police officer in Mostar. So you can't call the police? I'm sorry. Can't you just get me out of here? Even if I'm not American? Do you admit you're not American? No! I don't who I am or what I am. Just please can you come help me? We'll have a diplomatic crisis on our hand if we use... ...violence in a foreign country and don't have clearance. You wouldn't risk that to save an Australian or Brit? I mean is there not some sort of law that you have to help people? There is. But that means I have to warn the Bosnian police. I'm here to help you. I'm a patriot and I truly believe... ...America can't leave fellow Americans behind. Do you have any tattoos? It will help us to figure out who you are. No, I don't have any tattoos I checked already. No listen wait. They made me say something in their language... ...and one of them filmed it. What? It was something like m-m-mozete sa mnom, something I don't know. Try harder. It could help us a lot. Mozete sa mon something. - I don't know. - Mozete sa mon? Come on we're recording this. We have people here who speak Bosnian. I, that's all I can remember. Hold on. I'll call you back. Hello? Hello? Hello? Can you help me? Please. Could you please help me get out of here? I won't tell anyone. I promise. Do you know where the key is? Mozeta sa mon rat ucinio. Rats ucinio, rat, something. You're sure? No ofcourse not. I'll have it checked immediately. Anything else? Yeah where is your agent? You have to give us something to work with. Think. Yeah I can think a lot fucking harder if I knew who your agent was. Yes? Yes? Hurry up. Someone called. It was a local. I thought it was you. I picked up. Did you say anything? Of course not. But they''ll know somebody has his cell phone. Someone is coming for me here soon. Maybe it wasn't important. Could be his dentist or... I don't think these people've ever visited a dentist in their life. I just had contact with our agent, she'll be at your location soon. Did they really made you say rat? I don't know. Why? Think. Rat means war in their language. War? What could that mean That could indicate who you really are. You mean I'm some kind of soldier? It's too soon to say that but we've had some... ...operations in Bosnia in the past. So now you need to give us something more. I call you back okay? Thank you. Who am I? Please. Please, who am I? Please help me. I won't tell anybody. Please. You run away Britellia? Britellia? Friend? Britellia. Where is your agent? There is an old car in front of the stable. Is she outside? And I think we found out who you are. You are an American. Richard Smith. Richard James Smith. Richard James Smith. Does that name ring a bell? I have to call you back. I think they shot her. You sure? Did they kill her? No It's just a wild pig. Try to remember. If you're Richard Smith... - ... we'll get you out of there. - I really don't know. You were born in Barberton, Ohio. You're fifty-eight years old. Is that your age, fifty-eight? There is no way that I'm fifty-eight. Good. I was just testing you. Testing me? I need to know if you're honest. You are. Could you be thirty-nine? I could be. When will you get me out of here? We have to be absolutely certain you're Richard Smith before we... ...can greenlight this operation. Hold up. They're coming. Make sure they don't find your cell phone. We can't help you without it. Telephone! No? No, no telephone. Telephone! I don't have a phone. Look, no phone, see. No phone. No phone. No, no. Did you say American? Hold on did you say American? I'm American?! Am I American? What are you doing? Stop! What are you doing?! Ah! God... No! There's no phone in there! Ah fuck! Telephone! I have no fucking phone! Telephone! No, keep that away from me! Get out! What's wrong with you people! What's wrong with you people! Sorry. What happened? When is your agent getting me out of here? I understand you're impatient. But we are doing the best we can. Shit. What? Nothing. But I'm sure that I'm American. Why? One of them said "American" to me. It sounds the same in their language. Come on. I'm American. They may think you're American. That doesn't necessarily mean you are. You're gonna get me killed. What did you say? Hello? Hello? Britellia. Britellia. You say... three million dollar? Yes. Yes three million dollars yes. Absolutely. Yes, yes, if you help me get out of here. I swear to you, three million dollars. Just for you. I promise. Please. Please. Down write on paper... ...name and number people pay. I don't remember any numbers. Down phone. Yes... here, yes I remember. Thank you. Please, I promise. Please leave a message after the beep. No. Yeah? We're still not convinced. So you're just gonna let me rot here? Please Who are you talking to? A goat. Are you alright? Never better. I personally decided to give you the benefit of the doubt. Thank you. So you'll get me out of here? Hello? We have managed to track down Elaine Karaskiewicz. This should be the final test. If you're Richard Smith then she's your mother. We have her on the line right now. I'll passing her through. Listen, I don't remember anything. They told me, they'll get you out of there. - What did they do to you Richard? - I'll tell you later... ...just please have him get me out of here please. Mrs. Karaskiewicz, is this your son's voice? I don't know. Ask him some questions to make sure... What should I ask him? Ask him if he remembers anything about his father. My father, no I don't remember anything. He died four years ago. Long cancer. He loved you very much. I don't remember. I want you back home, Richard. Do you remember your son? Son? Michael. You and your wife Ann separated four years ago. Mrs. Karaskiewicz. Does this sound like your son? Yes I detect some hesitation in your voice. - You're absolutely sure? - He sounds kind of different. Yes or no, Mrs. Karaskiewicz? Yes. - Okay. Thank you very much. Richard? - Yeah? So you were a marine. So was I. A marine? You served in Bosnia for a while and you probably pissed off the wrong people. We'll get you out of there. When? Within six minutes. Is your agent ready yet? Yes. We're still not entirely convinced though. She said I was her son. We talked to her afterwards. And she's not sure at all. I want to ask you to speak to her again. Convince us. How? Just be yourself. You ready? Richard? Are you really Richard? - Listen mother, I want you to tell... - What did you just say? What? - Did you call me mother? - Yeah I want you to tell them... Richard never calls me mother. He always called me mom. I've lost my memory. Please help me. You're not Richard. You're saying strange things and you don't sound like Richard at all. Please, they'll kill me. You're not Richard. Where's Richard. Please, listen. I'll die if you don't tell them I'm your son. Richard is my son! Do you know what they've done to me? I really don't... Please... Okay, we're going to end this conversation. - No, let me talk to... - You're not Richard Smith. Period. - He is! He is. - But you just said he wasn't. I'm sixty-five years old. I'm confused. Please. Did you hear her? Please? Okay. We're going to look into his files. You're calling on one of their cell phones, aren't you? Yes. Give me the number and names of some of his contacts. What for? You're not Richard Smith. You've read the contacts on his cell phone. They're ethnic Croats. So? America didn't fight Croatia during... America didn't fight Croatia during... ...their civil war. We bombed the Serbs. It is the Serbs who hate us and Richard Smith in particular. How do you know they're Croats. If they were Serbs you wouldn't have been able to read their names. They use the Cyrillic alphabet. I gotta be someone. You could be Robert Johnson. That doesn't ring a bell to me. - We sorta looked... - Wait, wait, yes! Robert Johnson, that's me. That's my name. I'm Robert Johnson. There is one thing we could use to identify you. Have you got a large scar just above your left elbow? Yes. Really? Robert F. Johnson doesn't have a large scar on his elbow. - I made it up just to see... - I'm getting sick of this. You're just gonna let me die. No. But we need to know who you are. Describe yourself. Telephone! Telephone! I don't know! I don't have a phone! Telephone! Telephone! Telephone! Telephone! Our agent saw someone else surveilling near the stable. Someone to come get me? Or someone who paid them to hold you hostage but doesn't entirely trust them. Try to remember anything. A person, a name of a place. I'm sorry. I've got nothing. Look, we'll help you. No matter what you've done earlier. You think I'm a criminal? Are you? I really don't know who I am but... ...one of them called me American in their language, I'm sure of it. That's not good enough. Who are you? I was in a hotel. A police officer came into a room. Did you look away? You probably did something shady in Bosnia. - You're still gonna help me? - Of course. We have an idea but... - What? - Talk to them. We'll teach you some Bosnian words leave the cell phone open. So you hear them answer in Bosnian. We have people here who speak Bosnian, so we'll probably find out who you are soon. They'll kill me if they find the cell phone. This could be our only chance. What do I say? - Sto si mi zamjera - That's 'why do you resent me?' in Bosnian. How am I suppose to get them come over? Just yell 'budale'. Budale means idiots in their language. Here we go. Ono sto si mi zamjera. Budale! Budale! Budale! Budale! Budale! Ono sto si mi zamjera. Ono sto si mi zamjera. Ono sto si mi zamjera. Ono sto si mi zamjera. Are you gonna hit me or not! Am I American? Am I? Am I an American? Hey! Am I American? Hello? Did you hear? They said American. Yes. Our interpreter is listening to it for a second time. So when will you get me out of here? It only proves that they think that you're American. - It doesn't necessarily... - Stop! Please stop that shit! I'm sorry. What? They said nothing which could tell us something What are you talking about? They said a bunch of things. That they should kill you, that Croatians don't like you. So that's it then? We're letting relatives of missing Americans hear fragments of our conversation. If they recognize your voice we may get a hit. How many Americans are missing? A lot. So seriously, what are my chances? Don't expect too much. Ana Boban! Ana Boban! Sex! I have sex with Ana Boban. I have sex with Ana Boban. I have sex with Ana Boban. Get back! Get back! I will kill him! Get back. I will fucking kill him! Give me car Where is the car! Stay back! Hello? Yes, we've been in contact with Senator Florenzi. You might be his son. He has psychological issues and has last been seen in Slovenia, Europe. We believe you're him. He has a history of amnesia. Our agent is close. She'll give you a smartphone. Take a picture of yourself and send it to me. Why didn't your agent give me a smartphone earlier. It would've revealed our involvement. So now that you think I'm the son of some important person you... This is your only chance. You understand? This is your only chance. Please leave a message after the beep. Message sent. So Am I Senator Florenzi's son? No. But we know who you are now. An American? Yes. Hello? We just need confirmation from the Secretary of State. But... When will he okay it? Within minutes, maybe even seconds. So who am I? Do you really want to know? Of course. You're James Huddlestone. You've done twelve years in prison... ...in the United States for pedophiliac offences. You raped little girls. Most of them aged under the age of ten. So you not gonna come and help me. We will help you. You're still an American citizen. Thank you. Don't. I wouldn't help someone like you if I didn't have to. This is how it's gonna be. Lie down on the floor. Why? What's going to happen. First we'll jam every cell phone. So that they can't call for help. - Great. - I'm sorry? - Our agent is leaving. - Why? What? No! No she's here right now. That's not our agent. She just drove away. What? Why? We found out you fled to Cambodia five years ago. So? You also applied for Cambodian citizenship. Did I get it? The Cambodian government just approved it. The fax with their approval... ...just came through. But you still gonna come help me though, right? Why would the CIA help a Cambodian citizen in Bosnia? Wait. Who did I rape? One of them was the daughter of the Croation ambassador in the USA. I believe she's now a famous violin player, Sara Latinovic. She set this all up. She'll... |
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