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The Cadet

2009 · 90 min

A somber, slow postwar village drama where grief and suspicion hang over every encounter.

Directed by
Vitaliy Dudin
Genres
Drama, War, History
Overview
The film takes place during the first post-war summer in Western Belarus. The war has ended, but peace has yet to return to the region. Denis Meshko, a Suvorov Military School cadet, arrives for vacation in a village where the first Chairman, Uncle Denis, has just been murdered. The villagers suspect local resident Mechislav Khabenok. The cadet decides to avenge the death of his loved one.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Revenge, war, grief, justice
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Vitaliy Dudin
Genres
Drama, War, History
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, war, history
    Directed by
    Vitaliy Dudin
    Written by
    Anatoli Zhuk, Evgeniy Amelchenko, Valentina Belko
    Starring
    Andrey Senkin, Polina Syrkina, Ruslan Chernetskiy, Galina Kukhalskaya, Tatyana Garkusha, Aleksandr Sutskover, Oleg Tkachev, Sergey Kabanov
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Belarus

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