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War

Original title: Voyna
  • 20022002
  • RR
  • 2h
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7.5/10
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Sergey Bodrov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Ian Kelly, and Aleksey Chadov in War (2002)
ActionDramaWar
During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British wom... Read allDuring the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.
IMDb RATING
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5.1K
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  • Director
    • Aleksey Balabanov
  • Writer
    • Aleksey Balabanov
  • Stars
    • Aleksey Chadov
    • Ian Kelly
    • Ingeborga Dapkunaite
  • Director
    • Aleksey Balabanov
  • Writer
    • Aleksey Balabanov
  • Stars
    • Aleksey Chadov
    • Ian Kelly
    • Ingeborga Dapkunaite
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 13 nominations

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    Sergey Bodrov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Ian Kelly, Evklid Kyurdzidis, and Aleksey Chadov in War (2002)
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    Aleksey Chadov
    Aleksey Chadov
    • Ivan
    Ian Kelly
    • John
    Ingeborga Dapkunaite
    Ingeborga Dapkunaite
    • Margaret
    Sergey Bodrov
    Sergey Bodrov
    • Captain Medvedev
    Evklid Kyurdzidis
    Evklid Kyurdzidis
    • Ruslan
    Giorgi Gurgulia
    • Aslan
    Vladimir Gostyukhin
    Vladimir Gostyukhin
    • Ivan's Father
    Ben Foster
    Yuriy Stepanov
    • Aleksandr Matrosov
    David McAlister
    David McAlister
    Andrei Kormunin
    Steve Jamieson
      Lev Erenburg
      Peter Wickham
      Stanislav Stotsky
        Tatyana Pestova
        Aleksey Alekseev
        • Vladikavkaz Soldier
        Viktoriya Smirnova
        • Katka
        • Director
          • Aleksey Balabanov
        • Writer
          • Aleksey Balabanov
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        Storyline

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        • Trivia
          In 1999, a video was published on the Internet where two Chechen soldiers killed a Russian hostage soldier by cutting his throat. The moment of his agony was used as audio footage for the scene where one of the two hostages was beheaded.
        • Quotes

          [last lines]

          Ivan: [voiceover] You know the rest. John made a film and became famous. I'm being prosecuted under Article 105 for killing civilians of the Russian Federation because I was already a civilian at that time. John told everything in the film - about the woman in the jeep, about the kid and the old man there, at Aslan's base. When did he have time to shoot it? He wrote a book as well - "My Life in Russia". He didn't come to the court case, of course. Gave evidence about me over there. But the brave Chechen shepherd Ruslan Shamayev came and told in detail how I tortured him, how I cynically slaughtered Chechen women and children. He lives in Moscow now. His son is studying at the Moscow University. Margaret never married John. It was back then that I gave the Captain all the money. He didn't want to take it but I knew what was going on in civilian life, so I gave him the money. His wife thanked me later, writing that they'd done several expensive operations. He's the only one who goes to bat for me. He's a good man. I don't think they'll put me away but who knows. Our Tobolsk dorks keep looking to Moscow. Now they listen to Putin speaking on the telly, then they are told about new legal reforms and this crap goes on. I still haven't seen that film. It'd be fun to watch it now.

        • Connections
          Referenced in Vdud (2017)
        • Soundtracks
          MOYA ZVEZDA
          Written by Vyacheslav Butusov (as V. Butusov)

          Performed by Vyacheslav Butusov

          © 2001 Pervoye Muzykalnoye izdatelstvo

          (P) "DeaDushki band and Grigory Sologub"

          Played in the end credits

        User reviews32

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        Featured review
        8/10
        Great movie. Realistic shootouts.
        Some people complain of the "boring" action scenes, but this is not true. The scenes that occur in villages or other close-quarters situations really are interesting. Many people expect something out of Commando or Total Recall, but that is not how these battles happen. Even at relatively close range, there isn't much that a pinned down, wounded soldier can do. He can shoot back, hoping to hit something, but he is more or less immobile and probably less aware of his surroundings. The battles that occur at range are slow because, well, they are. When soldiers are closing in on a location from, coming over a mountain and moving around, there isn't much you can do, even with a relatively accurate machine gun. You can fire off rounds here and there, but mostly it is about killing at least one or two of them, while conserving ammo for the time when the enemies are closer. You are even worse off with an AK-47 when are long ranges. That's why it isn't so exciting. It is, nonetheless, an interesting and realistic plot. No, the cars don't explode because the hero fired a few rifle rounds from a huge distance.
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        4
        • slon45
        • May 10, 2008

        Details

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        • Release date
          • March 14, 2002 (Russia)
        • Country of origin
          • Russia
        • Official site
          • Official Site (Russia)
        • Languages
          • Russian
          • English
          • Chechen
        • Also known as
          • Urush
        • Filming locations
          • Verkhniy Chegem, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia(Aslan's camp)
        • Production company
          • CTB Film Company
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        • Gross worldwide
          • $1,887
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          2 hours
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Dolby Digital
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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