Gruz 200
2007 / 89m - Russia
Thriller
2.5*/5.0*
Cargo 200 poster

Plot: During the Afghan war, a Russian police officer who operates in a small provincial town close to Leningrad goes mad. He kidnaps a girl and keeps her as a slave. He also abuses her, while his wife can only watch from the sidelines. People are looking for the girl though, and the officer isn't too careful.

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April 30, 2024

2.5*/5.0*

A rather peculiar Russian film. It's not an outright horror flick, for that it doesn't seem interested enough in exploiting some of its more horrific narrative details, but it's a pretty dark and harrowing watch all the same. It's also a little dire, in typical Russian fashion, which is what kept the film from a higher rating.

I'm not entirely sure whether the film had the 80s look down, or Russian films generally look a bit more dated. The setting is dreary though and the characters are dull, but the events are dark and the stark, cold presentation helps to increase the impact. Not bad, but a bit too barren for my taste.