Demobbed (2000 film)
| Demobbed ДМБ | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roman Kachanov |
| Written by | Roman Kachanov Ivan Okhlobystin |
| Produced by | Sergei Alekseyev Maksim Garanin Sergei Khotimsky |
| Starring | Pyotr Korshunkov Stanislav Duzhnikov Mikhail Petrovsky Sergei Artsibashev |
| Cinematography | Anatoli Susekov |
| Edited by | Albina Antipenko |
| Music by | Pavel Molchanov |
| Distributed by | Kinokompaniya Carmen |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Demobbed (Russian: ДМБ, romanized: DMB) is a cult Russian comedy film by Roman Kachanov, showing an absurdist view on the Russian army through the eyes of a conscript. The brutal rituals of Dedovshchina, a major problem within Russian society, is shown not as a tragedy, but as an idyllically insane process of resocialization.
Several stars of Soviet cinema cast in the roles of senior officers; prominent theater director Sergei Artsibashev portrayed the iconic protagonist Dikiy Prapor ("Wild Warrant Officer")
The film's popularity prompted the producers to create four sequels (DMB-2, DMB-3, DMB-4 and DMB-5), but with limited reception.
Three young Russians from very different walks of life involuntarily enter the military to escape their past.