Checkpoint
Seen it?1998 | 85 min | War, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Platoon or Wag the Dog, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A group Russian soldiers is send to an outpost to guard the area. They pass the day patroulling the area, while being shot at from the forest. They never know if the civillions are hostile or friendly to them.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
- Aleksei BuldakovGeneral
- Andrey KraskoIliych
- Denis Kirillov"Кайф"
- Roman RomantsovBones
- Kirill UlyanovProfessor
- Margarita Bychkova
- Ivan KuzminAsh
- Sergei GuslinskyLieutenant Borya
- Egor TomoshevskiyFingers
- Yuri GrigorievPisser