The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment

The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment Russian , translit.Voroshilovskiy strelok is a 1999 Russian action and drama film directed by Stanislav Govorukhin based on the book Woman on Wednesdays Russian translit.Zhenshchina po sredam by Viktor Pronin. The concept loosely resembles the Rape and Revenge genre. The film became successful with numerous awards given for the film including the prestiges Russian Guild of film critics 1999 for best actor by Mikhail Ulyanov. It also haswin andnominations for Nika Awards.

Frustrated at the offenders having escaped justice, Ivan sells his dacha and buys a silenced SVD sniper rifle from an illegal weapons trader. He obtains the keys to a flat directly in front of and overlooking the offenders flat and enters it when his neighbour is absent. From there he begins to administer vigilante justice. Taking care not to kill the offenders, he instead cripples them. First, he shoots Zvorygins genitals which contradicts the book, where he shot the students leg. Secondly, he ignites Chukhanovs car by shooting the gas tank although Chukhanov survives, the lower half of his body is severely burnt.Vadims father figures out that Ivan must be behind both accidents, ordering the search of Ivans house and the second flat. However, police find nothing Alexei, the local police watcher, had found and hid the rifle in his own house a day before that. Still, the father threatens Ivan, saying that should anything happen to his son, he will face severe consequences. Ivan interrupts him, saying that something has already happened meaning that Vadim becoming a rapist clearly shows something has happened to him. The father, however, takes his words literally, and rushes home, shooting out the door lock to open it not knowing paranoid Vadim has barricaded the door. Following the shot, Vadim shoots back through the door, wounding his father and, after days of fright, losing his sanity. ........

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