100 Days Before the Command

100 Days Before the Command
by Hussein Erkenov

100 Days Before the Command
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Actor: Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Oleg Vasilkov, Roman Grekov, Valeri Troshin, Vladimir Zamansky
Director: Hussein Erkenov
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Russian (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 71 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-17
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Water Bearer

Movie Reviews of 100 Days Before the Command

Movie Review: Uncaptivating
Summary: 1 Stars

A warning for future viewers: this film is PLOTLESS. There is no storyline here, no evolution of drama, no escalation of conflict, no central characters, no resolution. It comes off partially as a documentary, but as others have noted, it is filmed in such a surrealistic way it can not be called a documentary at all. There are long and lingering shots of nothing of interest, perhaps meant to add tone or mood to the film, but to what point? There is a sunset shot over water, land, and clouds that is repeated a number of times to convey the passing of time??? but it's the same cloud everyday!

That being said, the range of responses by Amazon viewers show that some deeply appreciate the film, some see a bit of value in it, while others find it mostly untenable. Some in their reviews have shared insights into eastern European culture and into Russian/Soviet military life which helped me to understand some aspects of this film. But overall the film fails to successfully convey its point. Whether you like this film or not will be entirely dependent on your own tastes, but it is an unconventional portrayal that made little sense to me.

Summary of 100 Days Before the Command

Visually astonishing, erotically charged and emotionally jarring. 100 Days Before the Command is Hussein Erkenov's courageous and stinging indictment of Communism. Five young Red Army recruits struggle for survival against the merciless violence that surrounds them on a daily basis. Their only means of saving their dignity is by preserving the humanity and compassion they share for each other. Although not an overtly gay film, Erkanov's 100 Days Before the Command is remarkably direct in it's homoerotic imagery and subtexts. The film includes scenes where the soldiers share an intimacy and tenderness that is far removed from the brutality of most of their waking hours. (Amazingly all the roles are played by real life soldiers except one professional actor.) Banned by Soviet censors upon its initial release, Erkenov was forced to create his own sales company in order for the film to be screened at the 1995 Berlin Film Festival. 100 Days Before the Command is a unique entry into the world of post cold war film making from behind the former Iron Curtain.

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