Day Watch (2007)

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Release Date: Jun 1, 2007

Running Time: 139 mins.

Additional Notes: dialogue Russian and Chagatai, subtitled English

Country Of Origin: Russia

starring: Konstantin Khabensky, Maria Poroshina, Dmitry Martynov, Galina Tyunina, Vladimir Menshov, Viktor Verzhbitsky, Alexei Chadov, Valery Zolotukhin, Zhanna Friske, Rimma Markova

director: Timur Bekmambetov

Day Watch (Dnevnoy dozor)

A horror tale set in contemporary Moscow that revolves around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of light and darkness--the result of a medieval truce between the opposing sides. This ancient war between the forces of Light and Darkness is reaching a tragic outcome. Each side has gained a powerful Great Other, who are headed for a clash, and Anton Gorodetsky is once again caught up in the midst of things. On one side is Anton’s son, Yegor, who has joined the ranks of the 'Dark Others', while Anton's love interest Svetlana is the hope of the 'Light'. But that's just the beginning of his troubles: Anton is on the run after having been accused of murder. Things are getting worse, and only the ancient 'Chalk of Fate' can save the day. The problem is the magical Chalk was lost hundreds of years ago.

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The opening recap won't be of much help to anyone who has not seen Night Watch, Bekmambetov's Matrix-indebted saga of ancient foes whose uneasy truce in modern-day Moscow is always one skirmish away from being broken. So first watch Night Watch, or you might wonder why boozy seer…