Night Watch

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Sink your teeth into the spell-binding sci-fi horror Night Watchthat counts Danny Boyle and Quentin Tarantino among its hard core of fans.

Featuring a mind-bending mix of state-of-the-art visual effects, astounding imagery and nail-biting terror, the epic Night Watchis released as a two-disc special edition DVD and single disc UMD to buy and rent on April 24th 2006 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

From the cutting-edge vision of cult director/writer Timur Bekmambetov, comes the first instalment of the most anticipated film trilogy since the Lord of the Rings. Set in contemporary Moscow, Night Watch follows the current struggle to uphold a 1000-year-old truce that ended a savage war between the edgy forces of Light and Darkness. In the present day, an underworld of Others with supernatural powers make up the sides of Light and Dark, existing just outside of normal society.

The Night Watch police the Dark Ones - vampires, witches and sorcerers to ensure their evil ways are kept in line, while the Day Watch make sure the Light Ones do not over step their jurisdiction. However, the stakes for both watches, and the fate of humanity, are raised due to the prophesised arrival of a 'Great One', whose emergence will plunge the world into an era of Light - or Dark.

On the Night Watch, seer Anton Gorodetsky (Konstantin Khabebsky) finds himself hot on the trail of two vampires who have kidnapped a human boy. A battle ensues to save the boy and a cursed young woman who brings sorrow and misery to everything she touches. This mission unleashes a chain of events that reveal the extent of Anton's unknowing involvement with The Great One and the impact he alone will have on the Great One's decision to turn to the light or dark...

Adapted from the fantasy novels of Sergei Lukyanenko, Night Watchon DVD comprises two discs packed with special features presented in exclusive packaging. Two commentaries, deleted scenes, a sneak peek at Day Watch, and a choice of two features are included - the original Russian format with unique subtitles that become part of the film and another in English.

Essential viewing for those in the know - Night Watch on DVD gives you hours of exhilarating entertainment and cutting-edge insight into one of the coolest cult hits of recent years.