A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.
One of the biggest Russian hits in years, this epic comedy shows how the largest country on the planet can come together on New Year's. (Russian with English subtitles)
Directors:
Timur Bekmambetov,
Yaroslav Chevazhevskiy, and 3 more credits »
The events of the new movie take place 30 years after the original one. The stars of this movie are Zhenya and Galya's son and Nadia and Ippolit's daughter. 2007
Director:
Timur Bekmambetov
Stars:
Konstantin Khabenskiy,
Elizaveta Boyarskaya,
Sergey Bezrukov
In an age of Gladiators, the power that was Rome held its empire together with the might of its armies, the sweat and tears of its conquests, and the cheers and bloodlust of its citizens - ... See full summary »
American journalist Charlie Palmer gets permission to meet Russian soldiers in a camp controlled by Tali-ban. While the Russian soldiers take over the camp Charlie films it all.
Director:
Timur Bekmambetov
Stars:
Barry Kushner,
Viktor Verzhbitskiy,
David Kheird
The film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris Akunin. The film takes place in 1877 during the ... See full summary »
Two prisoners, who have escaped from prison, hate each other. But subsequent circumstances make them reunite and deal with all the problems: from kids to gangsters.
Director:
Igor Zaytsev
Stars:
Sergey Bezrukov,
Dmitriy Dyuzhev,
Elena Babenko
Anton belongs to the Forces of the Light as do his powerful girlfriend and apprentice, but his son is a powerful teenager from the Darkness and Anton protects him. When the balance between Light and Darkness is affected by the death of some evil vampires, Anton is framed and accused of the murders, and he chases an ancient chalk that has the power of changing the destiny of its owner.Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The clips of the soccer match featured in the film were taken from a friendly match of national teams: Russia 4-3 Lithuania (the match took place on 18 August 2004). See more »
[first lines]
Narrator:
Why does the wind come? To cover tracks where we have passed... so no one thinks we are still alive. It was long ago and no one can remember now how the Warriors of Light and the Warriors of Darkness clashed on the Bridge of Justice... how blood was spilled... how the great Jassar's heart could not bear it and he stopped the battle. But once, when the night is longer than the day, a new Great One will come and the world will be plunged into darkness. And nothing can save it, except...
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Crazy Credits
The Russian title of the movie is displayed as a pattern of lit windows at the front side of the hotel "Kosmos". The international version has an additional title card which appears before the beginning of the film. See more »
Alternate Versions
The Russian version is approx. 20 minutes longer than the international cinema release. See more »
I saw a review for this movie from a critic and the plot seemed very interesting - so I decided to go to a screening expecting something good. Well, the visuals were amazing, no doubt in that, but the story...
So I read these boards, hoping to find some answers, but apparently all the answers are in the first movie: which isn't very helpful when I just paid to go see the sequel.
I've read some of the reviews, but it seems everyone is all hyped up about this film - the exact opposite of what I've experienced. The first 10 minutes I thought were good, they sort've outlined what was going on - and then it crashed and burned into a twisted entropy of randomness (which I am guessing was explained in the first movie).
The problem I have is that the story didn't help anyone who didn't see the first movie - which is a bit humorous because no where did I see to go see the first movie before watching this movie - or at least a plot explanation in the introduction. Especially since I thought this was a stand-alone movie, but was sorely mistaken.
So all in all, I guess the point of this comment is that if you live in North America - go see the first movie before seeing this one - otherwise, if you like staring at the movie screen bewildered while your mind tries to figure out what happened 10 scenes ago - then by all means, go to this movie without seeing the first one.
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I saw a review for this movie from a critic and the plot seemed very interesting - so I decided to go to a screening expecting something good. Well, the visuals were amazing, no doubt in that, but the story...
So I read these boards, hoping to find some answers, but apparently all the answers are in the first movie: which isn't very helpful when I just paid to go see the sequel.
I've read some of the reviews, but it seems everyone is all hyped up about this film - the exact opposite of what I've experienced. The first 10 minutes I thought were good, they sort've outlined what was going on - and then it crashed and burned into a twisted entropy of randomness (which I am guessing was explained in the first movie).
The problem I have is that the story didn't help anyone who didn't see the first movie - which is a bit humorous because no where did I see to go see the first movie before watching this movie - or at least a plot explanation in the introduction. Especially since I thought this was a stand-alone movie, but was sorely mistaken.
So all in all, I guess the point of this comment is that if you live in North America - go see the first movie before seeing this one - otherwise, if you like staring at the movie screen bewildered while your mind tries to figure out what happened 10 scenes ago - then by all means, go to this movie without seeing the first one.