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Zashchitniki

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
14K
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Anton Pampushnyy, Sanjar Madi, Sebastien Sisak, and Alina Lanina in Zashchitniki (2017)
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During the Cold War, an organization called "Patriot" created a super-hero squad, which includes members of multiple Soviet republics. For years, the heroes had to hide their identities, but... Read allDuring the Cold War, an organization called "Patriot" created a super-hero squad, which includes members of multiple Soviet republics. For years, the heroes had to hide their identities, but in hard times they must show themselves again.During the Cold War, an organization called "Patriot" created a super-hero squad, which includes members of multiple Soviet republics. For years, the heroes had to hide their identities, but in hard times they must show themselves again.

  • Director
    • Sarik Andreasyan
  • Writer
    • Andrey Gavrilov
  • Stars
    • Anton Pampushnyy
    • Sanjar Madi
    • Sebastien Sisak
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.0/10
    14K
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    • Director
      • Sarik Andreasyan
    • Writer
      • Andrey Gavrilov
    • Stars
      • Anton Pampushnyy
      • Sanjar Madi
      • Sebastien Sisak
    • 182User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Anton Pampushnyy
    Anton Pampushnyy
    • Arsus
    Sanjar Madi
    Sanjar Madi
    • Khan
    • (as Sanzhar Madi)
    Sebastien Sisak
    Sebastien Sisak
    • Ler
    • (as Sebastyan Sisak Grigoryan)
    Alina Lanina
    Alina Lanina
    • Kseniya
    Valeriya Shkirando
    Valeriya Shkirando
    • Mayor Elena Larina
    Vyacheslav Razbegaev
    Vyacheslav Razbegaev
    • General-mayor Nikolay Dolgov
    Stanislav Shirin
    • Avgust Kuratov
    Aleksandr Komissarov
    • Viktor Dobronravov
    Nikolay Shestak
    Nikolay Shestak
    • Fyodor
    Elizaveta Polyakova
    Viktor Mishchenchuk
    Polina Polyakova
    Yuriy Pilyugin
    Svetlana Tulskaya
    Andrey Bobrov
    Mila Maximova
    Mila Maximova
    • Varvara Rogachyova
    • (as Mila Maksimova)
    Yuliya Afanaseva
    Yuliya Afanaseva
    Igor Maslov
    Igor Maslov
    • Ministr oborony RF
    • Director
      • Sarik Andreasyan
    • Writer
      • Andrey Gavrilov
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The movie has some parallels with various Marvel characters. Arsus being a scientist, changing into a large powerhouse, (whos pants somehow dont rip unless in full bear mode) is like Hulk. Kahn moves at the speeds of Quicksilver. When Ler covered his body in rocks he resembled The Thing. And Kseniya has a power set close to the Invisible Woman. Patriot is similar to S.H.I.E.L.D.
    • Goofs
      Both times when Arsus morphs into a full bear, ripping his pants, he reappears in human form having a full set of pants and boots.
    • Quotes

      Khan: In this world, even good has to clench its fists.

    • Crazy credits
      In mid-credits scene, Yelena is transported in a back of a truck by two soldiers. When they open the door, she attacks them, killing one and subduing the other, who, when asked who sent them, says: "Ferrum".
    • Alternate versions
      When the film was originally released in Germany, the dubbing was highly criticized for adding lowbrow humor. To rectify this, distributor Capelight ordered a new dubbing (which reflected the original tone of the movie) and the film was re-released (with both dubbings) on Blu-ray/DVD.
    • Connections
      Featured in BadComedian: Zaschitniki (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Zashchitniki
      ("Guardians")

      Written by Oleg Tsoy & Kseniya Vinogradova

      Performed by Yuliya Tereshchenko

    User reviews182

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    Featured review
    6/10
    User rating very harsh, there is a lot worse with a better score
    Having come across the trailer 'Guardian' on the Internet, initially I was fooled into thinking it was one for the Galaxy sequel (the action scenes looked impressive), but to my surprise it was an apparent Russian blockbuster, but an even bigger surprise is the rating. Yes, the script is rushed, and the story is basic, heck some will argue it's a Russian 'Galaxy' but it's not as bad as the score suggests, it's a shame people have jumped on the bandwagon in helping the movie look worse than it is.

    All major movie making countries are trying to make their own superhero films and they all have the same clichés and silly stories (including Hollywood) it just may be a little worse here. It deserves an average 5 just for some impressive action sequences though, on that front it's the best 5 million dollars you will ever see spent on an action film, it looks like a very impressive blockbuster and puts some Hollywood ones to shame in that respect, so hope people can view this as the popcorn film it's meant to be, and the unfair score improves.

    Don't get me wrong there is a lot bad in terms of writing etc, but as an action movie it's watchable, maybe if only once so 3+ is an insult, 5-6 is a disappointing score for such a film but more realistic all the same, definitely better than The Asylum movies and even some of those currently they have a higher score and they have nothing going for them, at least the Guardians boasts some decent effects.

    Don't go by the rating make your own choice.
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    • Release date
      • February 23, 2017 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Official sites
      • Official Instagram (Russia)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Guardians
    • Production companies
      • Big Cinema House
      • Enjoy Movies
      • Renovatio Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • RUR 380,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,765,483
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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