Day Watch (2006) Dnevnoy dozor (original title)

Director:

Timur Bekmambetov

Writers:

Timur Bekmambetov
Sergey Lukyanenko (novel)
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Release Date:

1 January 2006 (Belarus)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

First film of the year

Plot:

A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Framed | Vampire | Blood | Fight

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Konstantin Khabenskiy	...	Anton
Mariya Poroshina	...	Svetlana
Vladimir Menshov	...	Geser
Galina Tyunina	...	Olga
Viktor Verzhbitskiy	...	Zavulon
Zhanna Friske	...	Alisa
Dmitriy Martynov	...	Yegor (as Dima Martynov)
Valeriy Zolotukhin	...	Kostya's Father
Aleksey Chadov	...	Kostya
Nurzhuman Ikhtymbayev	...	Zoar
Aleksey Maklakov	...	Semyon
Aleksandr Samoylenko	...	Bear (Medved)
Yuriy Kutsenko	...	Ignat (as Gosha Kutsenko)
Irina Yakovleva	...	Galina Rogova
Georgiy Dronov	...	Tolik (as Yegor Dronov)
Nikolay Olyalin	...	Inquisitor
Rimma Markova	...	Witch Darya
Anna Slyusareva	...	Tiger Cub - Tigryonok (as Anna Slyu)
Igor Lifanov	...	Parrot - Popugay
Sergey Trofimov	...	Zavulon's Secretary
Mariya Mironova	...	Yegor's Mother
Anna Dubrovskaya	...	The Vampiress
Sergey Ovchinnikov	...	Himself
Anton Stepanenko	...	Himself
Emir Baygazin	...	Bit Part
Aleksandr Shvetsov	...	Bit Part
Shukhrat Irgashev	...	Bit Part
Lyudmila Dolgorukova	...	Bit Part
Andrey Barshchevskiy	...	Bit Part
Sazhida Tashmatova	...	Bit Part
Viktoriya Zimenkova	...	Bit Part
Aleksey Ogurtsov	...	Bit Part
Alexander Kasyanov	...	Bit Part (as Aleksandr Kasyanov)
Sofiya Prigara	...	Bit Part
Ekaterina Malikova	...	Bit Part
Gani Kulzhanov	...	Bit Part
Igor Burlov	...	Bit Part
Valentin Bukin	...	Bit Part
Amir Alpiyev	...	Bit Part
Valentina Berezutskaya	...	Bit Part
Irina Domninskaya	...	Bit Part
Sergey Bystritskiy	...	Bit Part
Alisher Murzakulov	...	Bit Part
Elena Molchenko	...	Bit Part
Elena Fatyushina	...	Bit Part
Sergey Seryy	...	Bit Part
Olga Stukalova	...	Bit Part
Kazbek Salpagarov	...	Bit Part
Vladimir Sterzhakov	...	Bit Part
Denizbek Chalapinov	...	Bit Part
Romuald Makarenko	...	Bit Part
Anna Kharlamova	...	Bit Part
Igor Savochkin	...	Bit Part
Elena Bychkova	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
Andrey Kuchishkin	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
Oleg Kshumanyov	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
Aleksey Mitrofanov	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
Mikhail Tikhomirov	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
Mikhail Gavrilov	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
Natalya Kuchishkina	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
Roman Miryaev	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
Marina Stolyarova	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
Yuriy Yanushkin	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
Marat Yusupov	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mariya Arbatova	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Anne Brochet	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Pierre-Christian Brochet	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Mariya Kiselyova	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Boris Moiseev	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Nikas Safronov	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Vasili Shandybin	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Sergey Shnurov	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Villi Tokarev	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Artemiy Troitskiy	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Anita Tsoy	...	Guest at Yegor's Birthday Party (uncredited)

Directed by
Timur Bekmambetov

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Timur Bekmambetov
Sergey Lukyanenko		novel "Dnevnoy dozor"
Aleksandr Talal		written by
Vladimir Vasiliev		novel "Dnevnoy dozor"

Produced by
Natela Abuladze	....	executive producer
Varvara Avdyushko	....	creative producer
Alexey Borisov	....	line producer
Konstantin Ernst	....	producer
Adam F. Goldberg	....	associate producer
Aleksei Kublitsky	....	executive producer
Anatoly Maximov	....	producer
Iva Stromilova	....	co-producer
Mara Tuleutayeva	....	assistant producer

Original Music by
Yuriy Poteenko

Cinematography by
Sergey Trofimov

Film Editing by
Dmitriy Kiselev

Production Design by
Valeri Viktorov

Costume Design by
Varvara Avdyushko

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dmitriy Kiselev	....	second unit director

Sound Department
Bastien Benkhelil	....	sound editor
Bastien Benkhelil	....	sound recordist
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alexei Dmitriyev	....	foley mixer
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donald Lyles	....	sound recordist
Charles Maynes	....	sound editor
Dave McMoyler	....	sound designer (as David McMoyler)
Dave McMoyler	....	supervising sound editor (as David McMoyler)
Ryan Murphy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Denis Skorina	....	foley artist
Ivan Titov	....	sound editor
Lisa Varetakis	....	dialogue editor
Tim Walston	....	sound designer
Tim Walston	....	supervising sound editor
Yuly Yagudin	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Ilya Churinov	....	pyrotechnician
Pavel Perepyolkin	....	special effects
Angela Petrosyan	....	special effects producer

Visual Effects by
Georgy Arevshatov	....	digital artist: Channel One
Evgeny Barulin	....	visual effects supervisor
Gregory Chalenko	....	digital compositor: Bazelevs
Nick Damico	....	visual effects
Dnevnoy Dozor	....	cg artist: Ulitka
Yaroslav Dyachenko	....	digital compositor
Greg Faluszczak	....	digital artist
Jaime Fortuno-Lavin	....	digital compositor
Nikolay Goriaev	....	digital effects artist
Aleksandr Gorokhov	....	visual effects supervisor
Alexey Goussev	....	visual effects supervisor: Svarog Film
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects producer
Eduard Kargin	....	digital effects artist
Max Kirienko	....	visual effects supervisor
Vadim Kirillin	....	computer graphics artist
Alexander Korabelnikov	....	digital compositor
Oleksandr Kucherov	....	visual effects supervisor
Daniel Kvasznicza	....	concept artist
Viktor Lakisov	....	animation supervisor
Vladimir Leschinski	....	visual effects supervisor
Alexey Mazurenko	....	lighting td
Andrey Mesnyankin	....	visual effects supervisor
Larisa Misyukova	....	digital compositor
Oleksii Moskalenko	....	visual effects supervisor
Sergey Muraviev	....	visual effects
Andrei V. Nikitin	....	visual effects art director
Ruslan Ogorodnik	....	visual effects supervisor
Bogdan Oliynik	....	senior digital compositor
Raghuraman	....	colorist: Technovision Moscow
Michael Roderick	....	digital compositor
Bazyuchenko Roman	....	visual effects supervisor
Mikhail Semenov	....	digital compositor
Dmitry Shekhavtsov	....	visual effects artist
Kirill Skaletski	....	sequence supervisor
Alexander Sokolov	....	pre-visualization
Jason Stevens	....	data manager
Maksim Sychev	....	computer graphics artist
Ushan	....	digital effects artist
Ilya Vostrov	....	digital artist
Johnny Wilson	....	visual effects
Andrei Zhidkov	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Tsay Igor	....	fight choreographer
Tsay Igor	....	stunt coordinator
Tsay Igor	....	stunt double
Zhaidarbek Kunguzhinov	....	action coordinator: Kazakhstan
Zhaidarbek Kunguzhinov	....	stunt action director: Kazakhstan
Zhaidarbek Kunguzhinov	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Brinson	....	gaffer: Jamaica
Yelena Ivanova	....	camera operator
Ulugbeck Khamraev	....	director of photography: second unit
Gulin Sergey	....	focus puller
Sergey Shkreba	....	gaffer: second unit
Alik Tagirov	....	Steadicam operator

Editorial Department
Dan Aguilar	....	digital intermediate editor
Rod Dean	....	additional editor
Laura Jans	....	co-colorist
Ilya Lebedev	....	assistant editor
Artem Leonov	....	film scanning
Andrey Mesnyankin	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Loan Phan	....	project manager: film recording, EFilm
Arnold Ramm	....	digital intermediate colorist
Matvey Shatz	....	post production consultant

Music Department
John Finklea	....	co-music editor
John Finklea	....	music editor
Lee Scott	....	music editor

Other crew
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: EFILM
Kristy Hamer	....	coordinator: Los Angeles

Production Companies

• Bazelevs Production
• Channel One Russia
• TABBAK

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Gemini Film (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2007) (Peru) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Channel One Russia (200?) (Russia) (TV)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Film1 (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Dr. PICTURE Studios (digital visual effects)
• "Ulitka" Studio
• Encore Hollywood
• Terminal FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Algous Studio  visual effects
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints (as Deluxe)
• EFilm  digital film recording
• Encore Hollywood  digital intermediate
• Soundelux  sound production services
• Todd-AO Studios  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

"Dnevnoy dozor" - Russia (original title)
"Night Watch 2" - International (English title), USA (TV title)
"Night Patrol 2" - Europe (English title)

Runtime:

132 min | USA:146 min (unrated version) | Spain:139 min (DVD edition) | Argentina:146 min

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Peru:18 | Finland:K-15 (DVD) (2007) (director's cut) (25 fps) | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:13 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-18 (Blu-ray) (2008) (director's cut) (24 fps) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Company:

Bazelevs Production

Trivia:

Surpassed 9th Company (2005) in January 2006 to become the highest-grossing movie in post-communist Russia.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Alisher gets a call from Anton in Samarqand, he calls him only by his first name ("Anton"). However, the Dark Other passing by Alisher says to Zavulon that a "Gorodetsky" (Anton's last name) is coming to Samarqand.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator:Why does the wind come? To cover tracks where we have passed... so no one thinks we are still alive. It was long ago and no one can remember now how the Warriors of Light and the Warriors of Darkness clashed on the Bridge of Justice... how blood was spilled...

Movie Connections:

References 9th Company (2005)

A massive undertaking of alien proportions. Dreamlike, confusing.

Phew! What an imagination these boys have!! This entire experience is very dream-like in that the strangest things make sense in this universe, you can flush yourself down a toilet, or perhaps drive a car in a MOST unusual manner, or maybe slip into another dimension to escape your enemy.

This is a world where dark ones and light ones live in an uneasy truce among the unsuspecting living. Once you get your head around this world's rules it starts to make sense and it becomes an action drama like any other, yet unlike any other. And for that, you should see it- but don't expect to understand it very much at first.. it helps if you saw the first film of this series- Night Watch, but that film sucked in comparison to this one in my opinion- and maybe that was just budgetary constraints but hey- it still sucked.

The good thing about having seen Night Watch is that it will make you like this one a whole lot more because you will understand what's going on and then focus on the plot and the action- which is quite an orgy of bizarre circumstance.

So suffer through Night Watch, then watch this and I think you will get a really unique experience out of this- it's fantasy, vampires, spell-casters and a very omnipresent Russia woven into this all. It's a must see because of it's uniqueness and to be forgiven for the occasional stupidity or clumsiness in transition it presents, it has a unique beauty that needs preservation just like a Russian. :-)

I must applaud the director for creating a scene with women and high action where you would have expected to see a man. When you see the movie- you will see what I mean, and it's just one of many of the clever and confounding -dream-rules apply- plot twists this thing will throw at you with total abandon.