Featuring the cinematic vision of
cutting-edge Director/Writer Timur Bekmambetov, DAY WATCH (DNEVNOI
DOZOR) is the next installment based on the best-selling
sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko. 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 SPIDER-MAN 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
things. On one side is Anton’s son, Yegor, 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 has been lost hundreds of years ago…
Timur Bekmambetov is an acclaimed feature, commercial and
video director whose filmography includes THE PESHAVAR WALTZ
and GLADIATRIX and who has helmed more than 600 ads for
brands including Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Apple, Microsoft, Ford
and Procter & Gamble. 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 Varya Avdyushko. The film’s music is composed by
Yuri Poteyenko.
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