The Guard
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The Guard

4.5 / 10 1990 1h 36mNR Russian
Drama

Storyline

​Young soldiers in the Soviet Internal Troops are subjected to systematic abuse during their dedovshchina (hazing). The plot unfolds primarily aboard a prisoner transport rail car guarded by a unit of paramilitary conscripts.

Cast & Crew

Aleksei Buldakov

Aleksei Buldakov

Paromov

Lead
Sergey Kupriyanov

Sergey Kupriyanov

Andrey Iveren

Aleksandr Smirnov

Aleksandr Smirnov

Private Khaustov

Vasiliy Domrachyov

Vasiliy Domrachyov

Private Nishchenkin

Aleksey Poluyan

Aleksey Poluyan

Mazur

Taras Denysenko

Taras Denysenko

Korchenyuk

Andrei Zertsalov

Andrei Zertsalov

Conductor

Dmitriy Iosifov

Dmitriy Iosifov

Zhokhin

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aleksandr Rogozhkin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Guard is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker