The Watchers: Jackpot

2016 1h 21m RU

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

Synopsis

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A girl seeks for help: her brother took up with the wrong guys. An investigation leads the Watchers to an underground casino, where rich youngsters gamble for poor people’s lives as a stake…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sasha Bortich
Kira
Ilya Malanin
Fedya
Ivan Shakhnazarov
Anvar Khalilulaev
Ilya Shidlovsky

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Artyom Aksenenko
Languages: Russian

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Part of the "The Watchers" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Artyom Aksenenko, shot by Vyacheslav Lisnevsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Sasha Bortich and Ilya Malanin and Ivan Shakhnazarov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Artyom Aksenenko directs. Vyacheslav Lisnevsky behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "The Watchers" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Artyom Aksenenko, shot by Vyacheslav Lisnevsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Sasha Bortich and Ilya Malanin and Ivan Shakhnazarov carry the top of the cast.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.