War (2002) Voyna
War (2002)
WEB-Dl | MKV | 1024x576 | x264 @ 2680 Kbps | 119 min | 2,57 Gb
Audio: Русский AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs (embedded): English, Русский
Genre: Action, Drama, War
WEB-Dl | MKV | 1024x576 | x264 @ 2680 Kbps | 119 min | 2,57 Gb
Audio: Русский AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs (embedded): English, Русский
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Director: Aleksey Balabanov
Writer: Aleksey Balabanov
Stars: Aleksey Chadov, Ian Kelly, Ingeborga Dapkunaite
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.
IMDB - 5 wins
I expected this movie to be simply rubbish, instead i was won over by the quality of the acting (no thanks to Ian Kelly)and the authenticity of the setting. The cinematography was great too. Scenes of beautiful landscape would be contrasted by the gory shootouts as well as great shot of the 4x4 flying off the cliff, which upon meeting the bottom of the ravine was not met by a fireball. It is true that the firefights seem dull and even anticlimactic, however that is the whole beauty behind them. They didn't need to be sugar coated by big explosions and slow-mo deaths instead opting for a more realistic approach. Were some of the weapons real? In all this is a decent movie worthwhile watching because it allows you to take a break from the latest teen slashers and high octane Vin Diesel movies : )
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War (2002) Voyna
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