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Cast
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Valeriy Zolotukhin | ... | |
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Galina Tyunina | ... |
Olga
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Yuriy Kutsenko | ... |
Ignat
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Zhanna Friske | ... | |
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Ilya Lagutenko | ... |
Andrey
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Mariya Mironova | ... |
Mat Egora
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Aleksey Maklakov | ... | |
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Aleksandr Samoylenko | ... |
Medved
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Dmitriy Martynov | ... |
Egor
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, the movie's protagonist, try to control them and limit their outrage. Written by Armin Ortmann {armin@sfb288.math.tu-berlin.de}
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All That Stands Between Light And Darkness Is The Night Watch.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
RussiaRelease Date:
8 July 2004 (Russia) See more »Also Known As:
Night Watch See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,200,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$106,425 (USA) (17 February 2006)Gross:
$1,487,477 (USA) (28 April 2006)Company Credits
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Narrator: Since the time immemorial, the knights who call themselves the Warriors of Light have been chasing witches and sorcerers who torture humans.
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Written by Sam Endicott
Performed by The Bravery
Featured during the end-credits of the Fox release for the USA & Canada
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The film was a huge box-office hit in Russia, which made it widely despised by an underground nonconformist intellectual movement "Padonki", who criticized it for wide use of Hollywood-style filming and lack of ideas behind the FX. They labeled the movie "Nochnoy Pozor" (Night Shame). See more »Goofs
At the soccer stadium, after the power plant explodes, the score board still works when the rest of the stadium and city is pitch black. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: Since the time immemorial, the knights who call themselves the Warriors of Light have been chasing witches and sorcerers who torture humans.
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Crazy Credits
In the middle of the end credits, there is a teaser scene from the next movie, Day Watch with Zavulon getting hit by a bus. See more »Soundtracks
"Fearless"Written by Sam Endicott
Performed by The Bravery
Featured during the end-credits of the Fox release for the USA & Canada
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When the forces of light and dark take to battle and realize they are equally strong, decide to make a truce. The people of light will become the Nightwatch, and the people of darkness will become the Daywatch. Neither side can force people to join their side, they have the freedom of choice. The Daywatch and Nightwatch keep tabs to make sure this truce holds.
When Anton finds out he is an other; a person with special powers, he joins the side of light. Anton is a seer and when he is finding a victim of two vampires, he runs into Svetlana, a virgin cursed with bad luck and key into the Apocolpes.
Night Watch is a mind blowing, visually astounding triumph of Russian cinema. Its dark, claustrophobic, grungy and a very thrilling ride. You can see that Timur Bekmambetov has a history in commercials, this moves at a fast paced and the camera doesn't stop moving, with constant fast swoops and always tracking around. The story has been done many times before, but it seems so fresh here. The flaw of the story though is that it's so layered it's hard to understand at first. As it moves at such at fast pace, there isn't much chance to take everything in and to nut everything out. But with all the energy Nightwatch contains, you don't care, cause you'll gladly go again.
For the small budget it had, you wonder how they made this film. You are constantly blown away by the visual effects. They are so flawless. The subtitles are cleverly used as well; they come into a form of their own.
All i can say is i cant wait for the sequels to now make there way over.