Night Watch

"All that stands between light and darkness is the night watch."

2004 1h 54m RU

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Synopsis

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Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, the movie's protagonist, try to control them and limit their outrage

“All that stands between light and darkness is the night watch.”

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Cast

Konstantin Khabenskiy
Anton Gorodetsky
Vladimir Menshov
Geser
Galina Tyunina
Olga
Mariya Poroshina
Svetlana
Zhanna Friske
Alice Donnikova
Viktor Verzhbitskiy
Zavulon
Rimma Markova
Witch Darya
Mariya Mironova
Egor's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Writers: Laeta Kalogridis, Timur Bekmambetov
Languages: German, Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Russian.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "World of Watches Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, shot by Sergey Trofimov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dmitry Kiselyov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Konstantin Khabenskiy and Vladimir Menshov and Galina Tyunina carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Timur Bekmambetov directs. Sergey Trofimov behind the camera. Yuriy Poteenko scores. Dmitry Kiselyov cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in German, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Russian.
4Part of the "World of Watches Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, shot by Sergey Trofimov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Dmitry Kiselyov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Konstantin Khabenskiy and Vladimir Menshov and Galina Tyunina carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "All that stands between light and darkness is the night watch.".
10IMDB entry: tt0403358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sergey Trofimov
Original score: Yuriy Poteenko
Editing: Dmitry Kiselyov
Production design: Mukhtar Mirzakeyev
Costume design: Varvara Avdyushko
VFX supervisor: Andrey Mesnyankin
Stunt coordinator: Sergey Vorobyov
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $50,336,279
Return: 503% of budget
Original language: RU
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Night Watch (2004)

Part of

World of Watches Collection

Since the beginning of time, there have been "Others" - humans endowed with supernatural abilities - and for just as long, the Others have been divided between the forces of Light and Dark. Russian horror / thriller movies based on Sergei Lukyaneko's novels of the same names.