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Cargo 200

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A policeman kidnaps and abuses a young woman.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 01/02/2009
4/5
Art house meets grind house in Cargo 200, Alexey Balabanov's morbidly compelling thriller set in the Soviet Union. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Slant Magazine 01/01/2009
3.5/4
Balabanov imbues his uncompromisingly matter-of-fact horror show material with a shrewd politicized consciousness. Go to Full Review
Vadim Rizov Village Voice 12/30/2008
Regardless of intent, Cargo 200 is beautifully filmed and completely disturbing for its entire running time. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/04/2020
3.5/4.0
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film in World Cinema at the 2008 Indianapolis International Film Festival. Go to Full Review
Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy 01/23/2020
Thankfully Alexei Balabanov keeps the film interesting and thrilling enough, especially when the kidnap gets underway. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/10/2013
B+
A grim grindhouse black comedy thriller that is a disturbing look at Russia before Perestroika. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Lukask248 T @RT32659244 Jul 24 Quite grounded movie that depicts the life of an avg person life in the Soviet Union. See more Gleb K @RT75405385 03/10/2025 How the monsters of the new millennium were made. A study of cruelty and apathy. Although the film contains numerous scenes of violence, physical and sexual, it is the affect that is truly horrifying. There is a perpetual menacing sensation of helplessness. See more 02/11/2022 I'm from Russia. This film shows the hopelessness of this country best of all. Excellent work by Balabanov. See more 01/14/2017 Very heavy, pessimistic and sometimes surrealistic movie about the last days before the perestroyka. See more Brian S @Madmartigan 11/14/2015 Slow. It's very dark and demented, in a bad way, without purpose. See more 03/21/2015 It's not an easy film. Gruesome, horrifying and depressing. But definitely worth watching. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A policeman kidnaps and abuses a young woman.
Director
Aleksey Balabanov
Screenwriter
Aleksey Balabanov
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 28, 2009
Runtime
1h 29m