The Voroshilov Shooter (1999)

Original title

Ворошиловский стрелок

Directed by

Stanislav Govorukhin

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

16+

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 138 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A retired veteran seeks justice after his granddaughter is assaulted by a group of young men. When the legal system fails them, he takes matters into his own hands.

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What happens

The Voroshilov Sharpshooter (Russian: Ворошиловский стрелок, romanized: Voroshilovskiy strelok, named after a badge for marksmanship; also translated as The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment) is a 1999 Russian vigilante drama film directed by Stanislav Govorukhin based on the book Woman on Wednesdays (Женщина по средам, Zhenshchina po sredam) by Viktor Pronin. The concept loosely resembles the rape and revenge genre. The film became successful with numerous awards given for the film including the prestigious Russian Guild of Film Critics 1999 for best actor by Mikhail Ulyanov. It also has 1 win and 3 nominations for Nika Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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