The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment (1999)

Veteran of World War II takes revenge on three scums who raped his naive granddaughter.

Director:

Stanislav Govorukhin

Writers:

Aleksandr Borodyanskiy, Yuri Polyakov

Stars:

Mikhail Ulyanov, Anna Sinyakina, Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov

5 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mikhail Ulyanov	...	Ivan Fyodorovich
Anna Sinyakina	...	Katya
Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov	...	Colonel Pashutin
Sergey Garmash	...	Captain
Irina Rozanova	...	Katya's Mother
Marat Basharov	...	Igor Zvorygin
Aleksey Makarov	...	Boris Chukhanov
Ilya Drevnov	...	Vadim Pashutin
Vladislav Galkin	...	Precinct Policeman
Vladimir Semago	...	Investigator
Vyacheslav Golodnov
Georgiy Martirosyan	...	Prosecutor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aleksei Goltsov	...	(as A. Goltsov)
Oleg Komarov	...	(as A. Komarov)
Vitali Logvinovskiy	...	Dominoshnik

Storyline

A very typical post-Soviet era storyline. Three young men lured an innocent teenage girl to their apartment, offered her a drink, intimidated then gang raped her. Local cops are incapable to undertake an adequate action against the scoundrels - prevented by the superior chief of the local police (militia) which is the dad of one the scumbags. The case is closed. The girl's grand-dad tired of endless circumlocution decides to take revenge of his own.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | world war two veteran | taking law into own hands | teenage rape | police brutality | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Marat Basharov would bring his future first wife Yelizaveta Krutsko to the set at weekends.

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Soundtracks

Odinokaya garmon
Written by Mikhail Isakovskiy (as Mikhail Isakovsky)
Music by Boris Mokrousov

User Reviews

Simple story superbly well told

Greetings from Lithania.

"The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment" (1999) is a very simple movie, but a very good one at the same time. The story here is crystal clear, but it is the good script, great acting by Mikhail Ulyanov and crystal clear directing what makes this movie work. It is a very "local" story, but it could have been anywhere in a world, the story here is universal, far by any moons from anything original, but its a good movie making what is the most important, and "The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment" has one.

Overall, "The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment" is a simple yet very good movie. It is highly involving and crystal clear story. Very good movie all around.

Details

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

19 April 1999 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Voroshilov's Shooter

Filming Locations:

Kaluga, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

NTV-PROFIT

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color