A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.
Direction
Bekmambetov's kinetic insanity—every frame wants to be a music video.
Practical Effects
That Gloom subway scene? Practical effects that aged weirdly perfect.
Production
Moscow as decaying magic metropolis—no other film looks like this.
Director
Timur Bekmambetov
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Anton Gorodetsky
Mariya Poroshina
Svetlana
Vladimir Menshov
Geser
Galina Tyunina
Olga
Zhanna Friske
Alice Donnikova
Viktor Verzhbitskiy
Zavulon
Dmitriy Martynov
Egor
Aleksey Maklakov
Semen
Aleksandr Samoylenko
Bear
Gosha Kutsenko
Ignat
Irina Yakovleva
Galina Rogova
Georgiy Dronov
Tolik
Nikolay Olyalin
The Inquisitor
Valeriy Zolotukhin
Kostya’s Father
Rimma Markova
Witch Darya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bekmambetov filmed real Moscow locations without permits, bribing cops with vodka and cash mid-shoot.
The Day/Night Watch films are Russia's biggest domestic blockbuster ever, outgrossing Hollywood imports in 2006—basically their national pride moment for chaotic cinema.
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