The Guard

The Guard

The Guard

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The Guard

1990

1h 36m

4.5(13 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Lenfilm

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Aleksei Buldakov

Aleksei Buldakov

Paromov

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

Rinat Ibragimov

Rinat Ibragimov

Rinat Ibragimov

Mikhail Kirilyuk

Creative team

Directed by: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Written by: Ivan Loshchilin
Produced by: Andrei Zertsalov

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