War

2002 2h 0m RU

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 113

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Synopsis

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During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aleksey Chadov
Ivan
Ian Kelly
John
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Margaret
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Captain Medvedev
Yuri Stepanov
Aleksandr Matrosov
Evklid Kyurdzidis
Ruslan
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Ivan's Father
Irina Sokolova

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksei Balabanov
Writers: Aleksei Balabanov
Languages: Chechen, English, Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Chechen, English, Russian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksei Balabanov, shot by Sergey Astakhov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marina Lipartiya 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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Aleksey Chadov and Ian Kelly and Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0309047 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleksei Balabanov directs. Sergey Astakhov behind the camera. Marina Lipartiya cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Chechen, English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Chechen, English, Russian.
3Directed by Aleksei Balabanov, shot by Sergey Astakhov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Marina Lipartiya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Aleksey Chadov and Ian Kelly and Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0309047 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.