Wolfhound (2006)

He was doomed to die, but managed to survive, and now his mission is to revenge for the annihilation of his tribe. He is the great warrior who calls himself Volkodav, and is the last man ... See full summary »

Director:

Nikolay Lebedev

Writers:

Nikolay Lebedev, Mariya Semyonova (novel)

Stars:

Aleksandr Bukharov, Oksana Akinshina, Igor Petrenko

2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aleksandr Bukharov	...	Volkodav
Oksana Akinshina	...	Knesinka Elen
Igor Petrenko	...	Luchezar
Eugenia Tudorascu	...	Khaygal (as Evgeniya Todorashko)
Aleksandr Domogarov	...	Lyudoed
Anatoliy Belyy	...	Vinitar
Rezo Esadze	...	Illad
Natalya Varley	...	Mat Kendarat
Juozas Budraitis	...	Dungorm (as Yuozas Budraytis)
Sergey Miller	...	Odnoglazyy
Andrey Rudenskiy	...	Tilorn
Evgeniya Sviridova	...	Niilit
Artyom Semakin	...	Evrikh
Nina Usatova	...	Vozhditsa kharyukov
Tatyana Lyutaeva	...	Lekarka

Storyline

He was doomed to die, but managed to survive, and now his mission is to revenge for the annihilation of his tribe. He is the great warrior who calls himself Volkodav, and is the last man from the tribe of Serie Psi (Grey Hounds). After escaping certain death, Volkodav (accompanied by Neletuchaya Mysh) is on a mission to kill Ludoed who is responsible to what happened to Serie Psi.

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Plot Keywords:

tribe | warrior | revenge | sword and sorcery | sword and fantasy | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Russia] Official site [Russia] (English)

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

28 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wolfhound

Filming Locations:

Mosfilm Studios, Moscow, Russia

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,573,338

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Partnership

Technical Specs

Runtime:

136 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dzhanik Fayziev was a director at early stages of preproduction.

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Connections

Spin-off Molodoy Volkodav (2007)

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Soundtracks

Wolfhound - Slaves Song (OST version)

User Reviews

Some good, some bad

Coming from someone who has no prior knowledge of the book and who loves Russian fantasy, Wolfhound was a film with good things as well as a lot of problems. The way that Wolfhound looks is its best asset, the scenery is just breathtaking, the costumes really suit the fantasy atmosphere and most of the photography- excepting some slow-motion that doesn't add anything- and CGI are similarly great(loved the bat). Second place is the music score, which is hauntingly beautiful and adds so much to every scene. The atmosphere is brilliantly evocative as well, and there is some good acting in the supporting cast, Nina Usatova knows how to steal a scene and it is thrilling to watch. The leads are not as convincing, there is a fair bit of awkwardness and the wild-eyed innocence does go overboard. Most of the action scenes are chaotic, especially the climax. The direction is inconsistent, sometimes it's fluid and assured, at other times it gets chaotic and convoluted like in the action scenes. The script is rather stilted and doesn't give the actors much to work with or give us time to properly get to know the characters(basically left as fantasy clichés), while the story is formulaic(much has been said about the Conan the Barbarian-like beginning and understandably), very daft at times and not always very engaging. There's a lot of atmosphere here but not enough magic and the structure can feel choppy and rushed, you don't have to have read the book to figure out that there were things left out and re-written, it actually shows. In conclusion, a fantasy film that induced mixed results from this viewer, some good things on display(the production values and music) but there's too much bad too(story, script and action scenes). 5/10 Bethany Cox