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Nochnoy dozor (2004) -- A fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.
Nochnoy dozor (2004) -- A fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.
Nochnoy dozor (2004) -- A fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.
Nochnoy dozor (2004) -- A fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   23,479 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Timur Bekmambetov (screenplay) and
Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 July 2004 (Belarus) more
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Tagline:
All That Stands Between Light And Darkness Is The Night Watch.
Plot:
A fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle. full summary | full synopsis
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2 wins & 2 nominations more
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Also Known As:
Night Watch: Nochnoi Dozor (International: English title) (UK)
Ночной дозор (Russia)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images and language.
Runtime:
114 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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This film broke all records in Russia and became the #1 box-office movie of all time. The record was broken the following year by the Russian movie Turetskiy gambit (2005). more
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Continuity: First we see the subway train passing the station name "Botanicheskij Sad (Botanical Garden)" on the wall and then we hear the announcement that the NEXT station will be "Botanicheskij Sad". more
Quotes:
Vampiress Larisa, initiate: I want to live.
Anton Gorodetsky: So live. Live. Who's stopping you?
Vampiress Larisa, initiate: I want to be human again.
Anton Gorodetsky: You want to be human? Then act like a human.
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Version of Nochnoy bazar (2005) more
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Nochnoy dozor (Finalnyy rep) more

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Is the original Russian cut released on dvd outside of Russia?
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95 out of 131 people found the following review useful.
mind boggling, 12 October 2005
8/10
Author: nobbytatoes from Australia

When the forces of light and dark take to battle and realize they are equally strong, decide to make a truce. The people of light will become the Nightwatch, and the people of darkness will become the Daywatch. Neither side can force people to join their side, they have the freedom of choice. The Daywatch and Nightwatch keep tabs to make sure this truce holds.

When Anton finds out he is an other; a person with special powers, he joins the side of light. Anton is a seer and when he is finding a victim of two vampires, he runs into Svetlana, a virgin cursed with bad luck and key into the Apocolpes.

Night Watch is a mind blowing, visually astounding triumph of Russian cinema. Its dark, claustrophobic, grungy and a very thrilling ride. You can see that Timur Bekmambetov has a history in commercials, this moves at a fast paced and the camera doesn't stop moving, with constant fast swoops and always tracking around. The story has been done many times before, but it seems so fresh here. The flaw of the story though is that it's so layered it's hard to understand at first. As it moves at such at fast pace, there isn't much chance to take everything in and to nut everything out. But with all the energy Nightwatch contains, you don't care, cause you'll gladly go again.

For the small budget it had, you wonder how they made this film. You are constantly blown away by the visual effects. They are so flawless. The subtitles are cleverly used as well; they come into a form of their own.

All i can say is i cant wait for the sequels to now make there way over.

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