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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 Jan 2, 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 Jan 1, 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 Dec 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 Sep 4, 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 Jan 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 Jan 10, 2013
B+
A grim grindhouse black comedy thriller that is a disturbing look at Russia before Perestroika. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Lukask248 T @RT32659244 Jul 24, 2025 Quite grounded movie that depicts the life of an avg person life in the Soviet Union. See more Gleb K @RT75405385 Mar 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 Feb 11, 2022 I'm from Russia. This film shows the hopelessness of this country best of all. Excellent work by Balabanov. See more Jan 14, 2017 Very heavy, pessimistic and sometimes surrealistic movie about the last days before the perestroyka. See more Brian S @Madmartigan Nov 14, 2015 Slow. It's very dark and demented, in a bad way, without purpose. See more Mar 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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Cast & Crew

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Aleksey Balabanov

Director

Agniya Kuznetsova

Angelika

Aleksey Poluyan

Captain Zhurov

Leonid Gromov

Artem

Aleksey Serebryakov

Aleksey

Leonid Bichevin

Valera
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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
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