Strangers (2008)

Strangers

Original title: Chuzhie
Movie20081h 42m
Drama
4.8 / 10(211)

A group of American doctors travel to a war-ravaged hot spot in the Middle East in order to distribute vaccines. They clash with the Russian military presence, the Middle Eastern locals, and ultimately, themselves, as they learn that being American heroes is not so easy as they thought. Before they can save the world, they have to save themselves.

Runtime
1h 42m
Released
2008
Country
Russia

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Release year: 2008

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A group of American doctors travel to a war-ravaged hot spot in the Middle East in order to distribute vaccines. They clash with the Russian military presence, the Middle Eastern locals, and ultimately, themselves, as they learn that being American heroes is not so easy as they thought. Before they can save the world, they have to save themselves.

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The American actors were directed through an interpreter.

In the scene where Bill (Jeff Grays) gets hurt by a kid, the actor playing his boyfriend (Neil Stewart) actually hurt himself, impaling his foot on a long rusty nail.

A scene where the Americans' cars were smothered by a swarm of locusts was cut from the movie.

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8/10

Russian anti-American propaganda and fantasy fulfillment

👍 19 · 1/27/2009
8/10

Phenomenal movie about culture clash (and most Americans will hate it)

👍 2 · 2/2/2020
/10

Grymov is Dostoevsky in cinema

👍 5 · 11/2/2011

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