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6.2Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, the movie's protagonist, try to control them and limit their outrage
Released: 2004-07-08114 minDir: Timur BekmambetovFantasy, Action, ThrillerBudget: $10.0MBox office: $50.3MPart of: World of Watches Collection
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- Konstantin Khabenskiy as Anton Gorodetsky
- Vladimir Menshov as Geser
- Galina Tyunina as Olga
- Mariya Poroshina as Svetlana
- Zhanna Friske
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Night Watch is a 2004 Russian urban fantasy supernatural thriller film directed by Timur Bekmambetov who wrote the screenplay along with Laeta Kalogridis. It is loosely based on the 1998 novel The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko.
It was Russia's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States, where it grossed $1.5 million. It overperformed in the American home video market, generating more than $9.5 million in home video sales and $12 million in home video rentals. It received mixed reviews from critics.
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2000s supernatural thriller films2000s vampire films2004 action thriller films2004 fantasy films2004 films2004 Russian-language filmsBazelevs Company filmsFilms about shapeshiftingFilms based on fantasy novelsFilms based on Russian novelsFilms directed by Timur BekmambetovFilms scored by Yuri Poteyenko