2004 · 114 min · R

Night Watch

Name: Night Watch
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Thriller
Released: 2004
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Vladimir Menshov, Galina Tyunina, Mariya Poroshina, Zhanna Friske

Directed by Timur Bekmambetov · Fantasy, Action, Thriller

Night Watch (2004) is a Fantasy film, directed by Timur Bekmambetov set in Moscow during the 1990s–2000s. It runs 114 minutes and is rated R.

A vampire, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of family & loyalty and fate & destiny run throughout.

Composer

Yuriy Poteenko

Cinematography

Sergey Trofimov

Cast

Konstantin KhabenskiyVladimir MenshovGalina TyuninaMariya PoroshinaZhanna FriskeViktor VerzhbitskiyRimma MarkovaMariya Mironova

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Moscow

Setting

Urban

When

1990s 2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Vampire

Themes

Family & Loyalty Fate & Destiny

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Pure Fiction

1965
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2017
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Night Watch

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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