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The Duelist (2016)

The Duelist poster
Original title
Дуэлянт
Directed by
Alexei Mizgiryov
Genre
drama film, action film, adventure film, thriller film, historical drama
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 102 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A retired officer returns to Saint Petersburg from exile. He becomes a professional duelist who fights in place of noblemen. He uses this role to seek revenge against those who brought him disgrace.

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What happens

The Duelist (Russian: Дуэлянт, romanized: Duelyant) is a 2016 Russian action adventure thriller drama film directed by Aleksey Mizgirev. The film stars Pyotr Fyodorov, Vladimir Mashkov, and Yulia Khlynina. This is the third Russian feature film produced using the IMAX format. It was released in Russia on September 29, 2016, in full IMAX. An adventure film, with dramatic and thriller elements set against the backdrop of palaces and the noble view of the Russian capital, the movie centers on Yakovlev, a retired officer, who returns to St. Petersburg from a long exile. While in the city, he fights as a duelist's representative. During Nineteenth-century Russian duel law allowed for a duelist to be replaced by any one person. Though Yakovlev fights for money, he also seeks honor and revenge against those who disgraced him, therein, challenging the Russian Providence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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