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Doublet Shooting

1980 · 75 min

A tense, earnest Soviet adventure about loyalty and homeland, with measured pacing and a serious, mission-driven mood.

Directed by
Marat Aripov
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Ali Mukhammad, Yakov Golyakov, Vladimir Treshchalov
Overview
Umar Sanginov's father was once forcibly removed from the country. Having been born on a different land, the grown-up son decided to return to his homeland. While completing the task of foreign intelligence, the hero voluntarily surrenders to the border guards, helps to expose the resident and prevent the explosion of the hydroelectric power station.

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Directed by
Marat Aripov
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Ali Mukhammad, Yakov Golyakov, Vladimir Treshchalov
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loyalty
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure
Directed by
Marat Aripov
Written by
Evgeniy Kotov, Sergei Aleksandrov
Starring
Ali Mukhammad, Yakov Golyakov, Vladimir Treshchalov, Marat Aripov, Yunus Yusupov, Vladimir Plotnikov, Saido Kurbanov, Dzhavlon Khamrayev
Cinematography
Rostislav Pirumov
Runtime
75 min
Country
Soviet Union

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