Day Watch (2006)

Name: Day Watch
Genre: Action
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Mariya Poroshina, Vladimir Menshov, Galina Tyunina, Viktor Verzhbitskiy

Day Watch

Action

Fantasy

Horror

Thriller

Release Date: January 1, 2006
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Cast: Konstantin Khabenskiy , Mariya Poroshina , Vladimir Menshov , Galina Tyunina , Viktor Verzhbitskiy , Zhanna Friske
Runtime: 140
Main Genre: Action
Writers: Timur Bekmambetov , Sergei Lukyanenko , Aleksandr Talal , Vladimir Vasiliev
Tagline: The second chapter in the epic fantasy trilogy
Website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/daywatch/

Summary

Featuring the cinematic vision of cutting-edge Director/Writer Timur Bekmambetov, DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI DOZOR) is based on the novel by Sergei Lukyanenko and Vladimir Vasiliev. 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 SPIDERMAN 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 this conflict. On one side is Anton's son, Egor, 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... DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI DOZOR) stars Konstantin Khabensky, Maria Poroshina, Vladimir Menshov, Galina Tyunina, Victor Verzhbitskiy, Zhanna Friske, Dima Martynov, Valeriy Zolotukhin and Aleksey Chadov. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov from a screenplay by Bekmambetov, Sergei Lukyanenko and Alexander Talal, DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI DOZOR) was produced by Konstantin Ernst, the General Director of Channel One Russia, Russia's biggest and most successful television network, and Anatoly Maximov, Deputy General Director. The behind-the-scenes creative team includes Director of Photography Sergei Trofimov, Art Directors Valery Victorov and Mukhtar Mirzakeyev, Editor Dmitri Kiselev and Costume Designer Varia Avdiushko. The film's music is composed by Yuri Poteyenko. Sergei Lukyanenko and Vladimir Vasiliev's novel Day Watch -- and its prequel Night Watch and sequel Dusk Watch -- marked a watershed in Russian literature. The book's story of supernatural battles breaking out on the frenetic, everyday streets of modern Moscow struck a resonant chord with a whole new crowd -- young Russian readers, fantasy fans and Internet users -- who turned them into instant hip, cult classics, selling 500,000 copies. Since the Russian release of the feature films DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI DOZOR) and NIGHT WATCH (NOCHNOI DOZOR), the trilogy has gone on to sell another 2.5 million copies.