Cargo 200 (2007)

Original title

Груз 200

Directed by

Aleksei Balabanov

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

18+

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 230 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is set in a Soviet town in 1984. It follows a young woman who gets kidnapped and held captive by a police officer. The story shows the corruption and decay of the era.

bleaktensegrimdisturbingslow-burnunsettlingoppressiveharrowing

What happens

Cargo 200 (Russian: Груз 200, romanized: Gruz 200) is a 2007 Russian psychological thriller film directed by Aleksei Balabanov depicting the end of the Soviet era. The action is set during the culmination of the Soviet–Afghan War in 1984. The movie's title refers to the code "Cargo 200" under which dead Soviet soldiers' remains were shipped home. The movie arose from a combination of different true events. It received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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