High Security Vacation
Seen it?2009 | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no 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
- If you count yourself among anyone who loves a story about hope against the odds and anyone who wants a laugh, this one's for you. The walls close in, and so does the tension. Shelve it next to The Peanut Butter Falcon or Holes.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
Two escaped convicts pose as children's summer camp staff in order to evade capture and learn about caring for others in the process. Sumrak has been in prison since he was 16 years old but is pushing thirty now, is well acquainted with prison gang culture and covered with tattoos. Evgeni Koltsov is a former police officer unjustly imprisoned and destined for a death sentence from the other inmates if he stays in prison.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 54%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$18 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; 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 Igor Zaytsev
- Sergey BezrukovViktor "Sumrak" Sumarokov
- Dmitriy DyuzhevEvgeniy Koltsov
- Alyona BabenkoTatyana Panteleeva
- Vladimir MenshovNikolai Vyshkin
- Aleksei KravchenkoSergei Gagarin
- Aleksandr LykovMajor Gladkikh
- Kirill PletnyovGennadiy Vasilkov
- Roman MadyanovPavel Klykov
- Sabina AkhmedovaLena Bichkina
- Lyudmila PolyakovaAunt Zina