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The Guard

Original title: Karaul
  • 19901990
  • 1h 36m
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7.0/10
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Karaul (1990)
  • Drama
This docudrama of harsh conditions in the Soviet army focuses on a military man, angered by the corruption of the system, who shoots six of his fellow soldiers.This docudrama of harsh conditions in the Soviet army focuses on a military man, angered by the corruption of the system, who shoots six of his fellow soldiers.This docudrama of harsh conditions in the Soviet army focuses on a military man, angered by the corruption of the system, who shoots six of his fellow soldiers.
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  • Director
    • Aleksandr Rogozhkin
  • Writer
    • Ivan Loshchilin
  • Stars
    • Aleksey Buldakov
    • Sergei Kupriianov
    • Aleksey Poluyan
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  • Director
    • Aleksandr Rogozhkin
  • Writer
    • Ivan Loshchilin
  • Stars
    • Aleksey Buldakov
    • Sergei Kupriianov
    • Aleksey Poluyan
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Aleksey Buldakov
    Aleksey Buldakov
    • Paromovas Paromov
    Sergei Kupriianov
    Sergei Kupriianov
    • Andrej Iverenas Andrej Iveren
    Aleksey Poluyan
    Aleksey Poluyan
    • Nikolai Mazuras Nikolai Mazur
    Aleksandr Smirnov
    • Private Khaustovas Private Khaustov
    Taras Denisenko
    Taras Denisenko
    • Boris Korchenukas Boris Korchenuk
    Vasiliy Domrachyov
    Vasiliy Domrachyov
    • Private Nishchenkinas Private Nishchenkin
    Andrei Zertsalov
    • Railway guardas Railway guard
    • (as A. Zertsalov)
    Rinat Ibragimov
    • Ibragimovas Ibragimov
    Dmitriy Iosifov
    Dmitriy Iosifov
    • Alexey Zhokhinas Alexey Zhokhin
    Valery Kravchenko
    Valery Kravchenko
    Aleksey Zaytsev
    Aleksey Zaytsev
    Mikhail Kirilyuk
    • Railway guardas Railway guard
    • Director
      • Aleksandr Rogozhkin
    • Writer
      • Ivan Loshchilin
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    This docudrama of harsh conditions in the Soviet army focuses on a military man, angered by the corruption of the system, who shoots six of his fellow soldiers.
    • soviet internal troops
    • male nudity
    • male frontal nudity
    • train ride
    • prisoner transport
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      • Drama
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    Very cinematic Russian tale of alienation and lost identity
    I saw this film on a local government television station in Australia called SBS which played it at midnight. There's something very beautiful about this film which despite being set amidst the cold, harsh landscape of a desolate Russian territory it features the vitally honest, wan, lost eyes of the lead actor (whose name I can't recall regrettably) whose vivid sense of alienation was extremely memorable. Its a B&W film about a military guard who finds himself lost amidst his fellow guards' corruption and his own painful sense of duty versus his sense of goodness. Its a classic, familiar storyline but the use of black and white film is extremely powerful. It also contains a homo-erotic theme - obvious in parts like the shower-room scene in which the lead characters nakedness offers both symbolic proof of his feeling of emptiness but also the sad truth that even reduced to nakedness his alienation from fellow guards is unbreakable. Throughout this film the sad beauty is haunting but there are some strong moments of violence. This is a film filled with silences in which the eyes are very much windows to the soul. I found myself quietly reflective after viewing this film.
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    • May 28, 2001

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    • Release date
      • July 1990 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Wache
    • Filming locations
      • Lenfilm Studios, Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt, Petrogradsky District, St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Production company
      • Lenfilm Studio
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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