Underplayed Gems

Guardians (2017)

Guardians poster
Original title
Защитники
Directed by
Sarik Andreasyan
Genre
fantasy film, action film, science fiction film, adventure film, superhero film, dystopian film
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
14
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 820 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A team of Soviet superheroes created during the Cold War must unite to defend their country. Each hero has powers based on the strengths and traditions of different Soviet nationalities.

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What happens

Guardians (Russian: Защитники, romanized: Zashchitniki) is a 2017 Russian superhero film directed by Russian-Armenian filmmaker Sarik Andreasyan and starring Sebastien Sisak, Anton Pampushnyy, Sanzhar Madiyev, Alina Lanina, Valeriya Shkirando and Stanislav Shirin. The film tells the story of a team of Soviet superheroes created during the Cold War. The team includes representatives of the different nationalities of the USSR. Each of the protagonists' superpowers reflect the strengths and traditions of the people of the USSR. Guardians was met with strongly negative critical reception in Russian media, with many considering it to be one of the worst films ever made. It debuted atop the Russian box office; however, its gross quickly dropped, and Guardians is believed to be a box office bomb, narrowly recovered due to international viewership. The film was released in the United States with an English dub by Shout! Factory on 5 December 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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