Summary
A young boy's dreams of glory and war turn into a bitter nightmare as his father's kingdom is overrun by an invading army. Lost and alone in the woods, he finds an ancient sword that promises him the ability to claim his vengeance.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 46GoodWatch 48
IMDb4.8
Audience score43%
Box office
78%of its budget back
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it made back $4 M of the $5 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108108Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2006
October 12, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
ActionRomanceThrillerScience FictionLanguage
Russian
Original language
Made in
- Russia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreDirecting · 2
- Filipp Yankovsky Director
- Mariya Gangus Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Konstantin Syngaevsky Writer
- Evgeny Danilenko Writer
Production · 4
- Sergei Selyanov Producer
- Natalya Smirnova Producer
- Sergey Dolgoshein Producer
- Olga Loginova Casting Director
Camera · 2
- Marat Adelshin Director of Photography
- Igor Votintsev Additional Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ярослав Мочалов Editor
Sound · 2
- Igor Vdovin Original Music Composer
- Konstantin Zarin Sound Director
Art · 1
- Elena Zhukova Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Tamara Frid Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Sergey Golovkin Stunt Coordinator
- Vyacheslav Ivanov Stunt Coordinator
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