Aleksandr. Nevskaya bitva (2008)

Young prince Aleksandr has to hold out against two enemies - the Horde in the east and the Teutonic order and Sweden in the west. He discovers that some boyars are plotting against him and ... See full summary »

Director:

Igor Kalyonov

Stars:

Anton Pampushnyy, Igor Botvin, Pavel Trubiner

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Anton Pampushnyy	...	Knyaz Aleksandr
Igor Botvin	...	Ratmir
Pavel Trubiner	...	Dmitry
Bogdan Stupka	...	Knyaz Yaroslav
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Svetlana Bakulina	...	Aleksandra
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov	...	Birger Magnusson (as Dmitriy Bykovskiy)
Andrey Fedortsov	...	God's fool Kornily
Yuliya Galkina	...	Darya
Valeriy Kukhareshin	...	Erik XI
Sergey Lysov	...	Voevoda Misha
Aleksandr Orlovskiy
Sergey Russkin	...	Gavrila Oleksich
Denis Shvedov	...	Sbyslav Yanukovich
Aleksandr Styopin	...	Andreas fon Velven
Valentin Zakharov	...	Savva

Storyline

Young prince Aleksandr has to hold out against two enemies - the Horde in the east and the Teutonic order and Sweden in the west. He discovers that some boyars are plotting against him and are ready to betray Novgorod to the Swedes and the Germans to boost their trade. Meanwhile, his best friend falls under suspicion, as somebody tries to poison the young prince at his own wedding feast. Aleksandr has no way out - to defend his people against the invaders and to find the true poisoner.

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Plot Keywords:

boyar | nipples visible through clothing | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

1 May 2008 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Alexander

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nikola Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min (European Film Market)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Actually, not bad at all

The main thing about this movie people need to know, is that Alexandr. Nevskaya Bitva could've been a solid Hollywood production, unless it was made in Russia. I mean, the structure of the plot and the themes appearing in this movie are heavily used in many Hollywood movies, including big summer blockbusters.

The difference, of course is the budget. Due to the lack of enormous amounts of money usually spent on such movie in Hollywood, the filmmakers were forced to work with what they could get. And they are doing the job very well, despite the obvious flaws - the decorations and production design are small and only fragmental, the amount of extras for the battle scenes is limited, the fight choreography of the mass on the background is not very good.

But these problems are more or less overcomed by good director, good camera work and good editing. The viewer just needs to help a little by being less critical on production values. We are all used to big Hollywood spectacles, and this movie would've been glad to be one, but cannot from obvious reasons. It could be easily ridiculed because of it, but it will not be very justified.

I was satisfied with the story, which is clear and straightforward. There are intense moments, the movie keeps the interest and the attention of the viewer by action, plot twists and relationships between the characters.

This is a bold attempt to make Hollywood like movie, and the result is quite entertaining and watchable.