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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.4 / 100
2002·Action / Drama / War·2h

WAR

During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

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Aleksey Balabanov·DirectorAleksei Balabanov·WriterSergey Astakhov·Director of PhotographyVyacheslav Butusov·MusicMarina Lipartiya·Editor
Cast
Aleksey Chadov·IvanIan Kelly·JohnIngeborga Dapkūnaitė·MargaretSergei Bodrov Jr.·Captain MedvedevYuri Stepanov·Aleksandr MatrosovEvklid Kyurdzidis·RuslanVladimir Gostyukhin·Ivan's FatherIrina SokolovaSergey ShemarkinViktoriya Smirnova·Katya
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 2
Aleksei Balabanov·DirectorMarina Lipartiya·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Aleksei Balabanov·Writer
Camera· 2
Sergey Astakhov·Director of PhotographyValery Revich·Additional Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Marina Lipartiya·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Vyacheslav Butusov·MusicAleksandr Uman·MusicLeva Bi-2·MusicMaksim Belovolov·Sound Director
Art & Design· 3
Pavel Parkhomenko·Production DesignTatyana Patrakhaltseva·Costume DesignTamara Frid·Key Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Sergei Selyanov·ProducerIrina Pavlova·ProducerLiora Reich·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Nikolay Pavlyuk·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
79.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind War's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Confrontational, Serious
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features two men in profile, facing each other with intense expressions. The man on the left wears dark sunglasses, while the man on the right has a ”

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Key Elements
Sunglasses
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty, Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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