The Guard | |
Director: | Aleksandr Rogozhkin |
Starring: | Aleksey Buldakov |
Cinematography: | Valeri Martynov |
Editing: | Tamara Denisova |
Runtime: | 96 minutes |
Country: | Soviet Union |
Language: | Russian |
Studio: | Lenfilm |
The Guard (Russian: Караул|Karaul) is a 1990 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize.[1] The film is shot entirely in sepia.
The film is based on the real story of a Soviet Internal Troops soldier who killed his entire unit (the karaul) as a result of Dedovschina (hazing). The plot unfolds mostly on board of the prisoner transport rail car guarded by a unit of paramilitary conscripts.