The Weapon

2012 1h 25m RU

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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"O. R.U.ZH.I. E "is the abbreviation of the names of friends: O - Oleg, a military pensioner, R - Roman, a scientist, an employee of a research institute, U - Ulyana, a television correspondent, Zh - Zhenya, a physicist, doctor of sciences, I - Igor, entrepreneur, former reporter, husband of Ulyana, E - Egor, laboratory assistant at the provincial research center. Oleg and Roman experience the latest weapons - a rifle with exceptional range and destructive power. The tests are successful, and Oleg is trying to interest the military with these weapons.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dmitry Palamarchuk
Ilya Noskov
Svetlana Schedrina
Anton Bagrov
Anton Pulit
Sergey Galich
Aleksey Morozov
Eldar Lebedev

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Writers: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, shot by Viktor Gonchar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Dmitry Palamarchuk and Ilya Noskov and Svetlana Schedrina carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12434580 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Aleksandr Rogozhkin directs. Viktor Gonchar behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, shot by Viktor Gonchar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Dmitry Palamarchuk and Ilya Noskov and Svetlana Schedrina carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt12434580 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.