Rent Black Sheep (2010)
3.9 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 59min
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- Synopsis:
- It is 1941 and the Battle of Kiev and the brutal massacre of Babi Yar are terrifying the nation. When a Soviet penitentiary falls into disorder after being threatened by the Nazis, a group of hardened prisoners make their escape. Only seven make it out alive and led by 'Picasso', an outsider amongst the men, they take refuge in an isolated village. But soon the village is threatened by a group of subversive Nazis and the only chance of survival is to defend a Motherland that has showed them no mercy.
- Actors:
- Andrey Frolov, Kirill Rubtsov, Viktor Solovyov, Mikhail Tarabukin
- Directors:
- Sergey Chekalov
- Producers:
- Victor Mirsky, Sergey Antonov, Andrey Rizvanyuk
- Writers:
- Igor Shevtsov
- Aka:
- Parshivye Ovtsy
- Studio:
- Anchor Bay
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Countries:
- Russia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/07/2011
- Run Time:
- 119 minutes
- Languages:
- Russian DTS 2.0, Russian DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of Black Sheep
Sam Pekinpah-style bloodbath with Nazis versus Soviets versus escaped prisoners... incl slomo shots. - Black Sheep review by PV
I didn't expect much from this - I find most Russian films tiresome and slow, and often distastefully nationalistic.
But this movie at least shows the awfulness of Soviet soldiers though no rape - which they did aplenty in revenge in Berlin etc. But it shows how extreme and brutal some were.
Anyway, it has some slow moments but is relatively exciting and original, though very old-fashioned - like Sam Pekinpah, complete with slow-motion bloody death throes shots. As per usual, dramatic emotional classical music over it too.
If you don't like blood and gore and everyone dying violently, avoid this.
It's like a Russian Dirty Dozen and very violent.
Watchable, so 4 stars.
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