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Cargo 200

Seen it?

2007 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover or Se7en, start here.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 29 min.
What might put you off
It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

While returning to Leningrad from a visit to his brother, Professor Artyom's car breaks down and he finds assistance at an isolated farmhouse occupied by Alexey, his wife, a Vietnamese laborer, and a stranger who wanders around the farm. When his car is repaired, Artyom leaves, drunk on moonshine, and students Valera and Angelika arrive. After Valera gets drunk, the stranger abducts Angelika.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    Generally positive reviews

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $593K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 58K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Aleksei Balabanov

  • Agniya KuznetsovaAngelika
  • Aleksey PoluyanCaptain Zhurov
  • Leonid GromovArtem, Professor of Scientific Atheism
  • Aleksey SerebryakovAleksey
  • Leonid BichevinValera
  • Natalya AkimovaAntonina
  • Mikhail SkryabinSunka
  • Dmitriy KubasovSlavik
  • Yuri StepanovMikhail, Colonel
  • Aleksandr BashirovSkinny Alcoholic