Hostage
Hostage
1985, English. Directed by Aisling Walsh.
Against the backdrop of the bombing campaign in Britain and the Northern Ireland Hunger Strike, a young woman joins a terrorist operation which takes three people hostage. Over the days of their captivity, she questions her own involvement and the history of Ireland which has brought her to this point.
- Runtime
- 0h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 10 September 1985
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Aisling Walsh
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Hostage runs 40 minutes (0h 40m).
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Hostage isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 September 1985. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Hostage?
Hostage (1985) was directed by Aisling Walsh and stars Veronica Quilligan, Alan Devlin, Seamus Healy.