Set in contemporary Moscow, NIGHT WATCH (NOCHNOJ DOZOR) revolves around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of light and darkness -- the result of a medieval truce between the opposing sides. As night falls, the dark forces battle the super-human “Others” of the Night Watch, whose mission is to patrol and protect. But there is constant fear that an ancient prophecy will come true: that a powerful “Other” will rise up, be tempted by one of the sides, and tip the balance plunging the world into a renewed war between the dark and light, the results of which would be catastrophic.
NIGHT WATCH (NOCHNOJ DOZOR) is the first installment of a trilogy based on the best-selling sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko entitled Night Watch, Day Watch and Dusk Watch. The film is the official Russian contender for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2005 Academy Awards.
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May 31, 2007: K-fed's big Night:
For the past several months on this website, we've been reporting pretty consistent casting news for the upcoming David Ayer (TRAINING DAY) directed cop thriller NIGHT WATCH . And so far, it's been a steady stream of thespians, including Keannu Reeves,...
March 13, 2006: Day Watch clip:
If you've seen the Russian fantasy blockbuster NIGHT WATCH and enjoyed it
then you probably wanna check out the sequel DAY WATCH. While there's no set release date (stateside as it's already been released in Russia) for the sequel just yet,
the...
February 3, 2006: Night Watch news:
If you're looking forward to the epic fantasy thriller NIGHT WATCH then here's two bits of news that should interest you. First of all, Fox Searchlight is doing a select advanced screening of the film on February 13th. At the film's official site , there's a...
January 24, 2006: Where is Night Watch?:
We first talked about Fox Searchlight releasing the Russian hit NIGHT WATCH here in the States, almost a year ago, back in February of '05 . It was scheduled for last summer and never made it. It was then pushed back to a "TBA 2005" release and as you may have...
November 23, 2005: Day Watch posters:
While we wait for Fox to release the Russian fantasy blockbuster NIGHT
WATCH stateside, you can check out some cool character posters for its sequel DAY WATCH, which Dennis from over at "Filmz.ru" recently told us he had
posted. The sequel will be...
April 27, 2005: Night Watch poster:
The marketing campaign for the Russian horror thriller NIGHT WATCH has
slowly been picking up speed and now we have the first official poster. I have to say, it is a damn kick ass poster. I was expecting something cool but this
is even cooler than I...
April 11, 2005: Day Watch trailer:
As you may recall, the trailer for the Russian action adventure flick NIGHT WATCH
was recently released . What you may not know is that the movie is part of a proposed trilogy. While we'll have to wait until July to
check out the first...
April 8, 2005: Night Watch trailer:
It's hard to describe what the Russian flick NIGHT WATCH is about. Essentially, it's
about the perpetual battle between the forces of light and the forces of dark but it manages to interweave elements of sci fi, fantasy, action adventure and horror...
February 23, 2005: Night Watch site:
Way back in the summer of last year we alerted you to a film that was taking Russia by storm - NOCHNOJ DOZOR, or NIGHT WATCH to those of us who don't speak Russian. At the time, the film became one of Russia's biggest films ever, even beating out RETURN OF THE...
December 7, 2004: Night Watch review:
The Russian phenomenon that is the film Nochnoj Dozor (NIGHT WATCH) has been
steadily making a name for itself worldwide and is expected to make waves at
next year's Academy Awards by nailing down a nomination for Best Foreign
Language Film. You can...
November 16, 2004: Keanu a Watchman?:
Easy comic fans - Keanu won't be starring as Rorschach in the planned WATCHMEN adaptation. He will, however, be starring in THE NIGHT WATCHMAN for director Spike Lee. Written by crime vet James Ellroy, the film follows a disgraced cop who discovers corruption...
