Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 06/01/07 (Limited) 06/15/07 (St. Louis) Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for language Running Time 2 hours 2 minutes Genre Horror, Action, Sci-Fi Director Timur Bekmambetov Writer Sergei Lukyanenko, Timur Bekmambetov, Alexander Talal Cast Konstantin Khabensky, Vladimir Menshov, Valery Zolotukhin, Maria Poroshina, Galina Tunina, Victor Verzhbitsky, Dima Martynov Studio Fox Searchlight Pictures |
DAY WATCH
SYNOPSIS
Featuring the cinematic vision of cutting-edge
Director/Writer Timur Bekmambetov, DAY WATCH
(DNEVNOI DOZOR) is the next installment based on
the best-selling sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko.
When the previous installment, NIGHT WATCH
(NOCHNOI DOZOR), was released in its native Russia
in July 2004, it became an instant smash hit
breaking all film gross records in post-Soviet
history. Made for a mere $4 million, the film
out-grossed both LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN
OF THE KING and SPIDER-MAN 2 at the Russian box
office, eventually taking in more than $16 million.
DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI DOZOR) has done even
better, grossing over $30 million.
A dazzling mix of state-of-the-art visual effects,
amazing action sequences, and nail-biting horror set
in contemporary Moscow, DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI
DOZOR) 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
Featuring the cinematic vision of cutting-edge
Director/Writer Timur Bekmambetov, DAY WATCH
(DNEVNOI DOZOR) is the next installment based on
the best-selling sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko.
When the previous installment, NIGHT WATCH
(NOCHNOI DOZOR), was released in its native Russia
in July 2004, it became an instant smash hit
breaking all film gross records in post-Soviet
history. Made for a mere $4 million, the film
out-grossed both LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN
OF THE KING and SPIDER-MAN 2 at the Russian box
office, eventually taking in more than $16 million.
DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI DOZOR) has done even
better, grossing over $30 million.
A dazzling mix of state-of-the-art visual effects,
amazing action sequences, and nail-biting horror set
in contemporary Moscow, DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI
DOZOR) 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
© 2003 St. Louis Movie Review Weekly. All rights reserved, except where indicated.
All movie titles, pictures, etc...are the property of their respective studios.
All movie titles, pictures, etc...are the property of their respective studios.
| ST. LOUIS MOVIE REVIEW WEEKLY |
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
has been lost hundreds of years ago...
--© Fox Searchlight
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
has been lost hundreds of years ago...
--© Fox Searchlight