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(aka "Voyna" or "Война")
directed by Aleksey Balabanov
Russia 2002
Being held as war prisoner
under inhumane conditions, submitted to daily beatings and
set to do slave labour, the bare adult Ivan is shown some
mercy, because he is able to translate internet news to the
Chechen rebel leader. Along him two British actors, John and
Margaret, are held hostages for ransom. When John is
released to raise £2 million ransom for the release of
Margaret, they release Ivan as well, since he isn’t worth
anything. Going home, Ivan attempts to fit in again, while
John, in London, tries to raise the money, but is met by a
diplomatic stonewall. After being approached by the KGB,
John accepts an offer from a TV station for £200,000 to go
back and film the rescue of Margaret. John thus travels to
St. Petersburg where he locates Ivan and makes him an offer.
Reluctant he accepts and the two now journey back into
Chechnya on a suicide rescue mission. |
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Theatrical Release: 14 March 2002 (Russia)
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DVD Review: Palisades Tartan - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for the Review!
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Palisades Tartan Region 2 - PAL |
Runtime | 1:59:52 (4% PAL speedup) |
Video |
1.73:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Audio | Russian/English/Arabic DTS 5.1; Russian/English/Arabic Dolby Digital 5.1; Russian/English/Arabic Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo |
Subtitles | English, none |
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Release Information: Studio: Palisades Tartan Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 16 |
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For the moment, Palisades Tartan's WAR is a February 21st, 2011 Sainsbury's exclusive. A wider release date has not been set yet (hence, no Amazon link yet). The dual-layer, progressive, anamorphic transfer is appropriately gritty but there is some edge enhancement that is more evident in brighter scenes. As Henrik Sylow mention of the OOP Tartan edition HERE, the stereo downmix is rather flat compared to the 5.1 and DTS tracks. The English subtitles are only available for the non-English scenes. Balabanov spends more time talking about the rigors of shooting on location than about the story's contentious issues. The two trailers and the TV spots are subtitled in English. Hernik's comments
on the Tartan edition
REVIEWED HERE: Apart form some edge enhancements and
bleeding colours, the image is beautiful. Great colour balance
and detail. Sound is either a somewhat flat 2.0 Dolby Digital, a
great 5.1 DD and an impressive DTS. |
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