Night Watch (Nochnoi dozor) (Ночной дозор)

As long as humanity has existed, there have been Others among us.

They're human, yet they have abilities beyond those of ordinary men.

Witches, sorcerers, shape-shifters...

...the Others are as varied as stars in the sky.

The Others are soldiers in the eternal war:

The struggle between Dark and Light.

Light Others protected mankind from the Dark Others...

...who plagued and tortured humans.

Legend tells of a day when the two armies met on a bridge.

Geser, lord of the Light...

...and Zavulon, general of the Darkness, faced each other.

And neither one would give way.

And so began a great battle...

...bloody and merciless.

Zavulon gloried in the slaughter.

But Lord Geser wept.

As the screams of the dying reached heaven...

...Geser realized the armies were equally matched...

...and he knew that unless the fighting stopped...

...every last soul would perish.

So he stopped the battle.

Thus, the forces of Light and Darkness forged a truce.

Geser spoke for the Light...

...and Zavulon spoke for the Darkness.

And these things were agreed:

No one could be forced to good or evil without choosing freely.

The soldiers of Light would be called Night Watch...

...making sure Dark Others obeyed the truce.

And the soldiers of Darkness would be called Day Watch, to do the same.

And so the balance would be kept for centuries to come.

But one day, an Other would come...

...more powerful than any before him.

Like all Others, he would have to choose between Light and Dark.

And his choice would change the balance forever.

Hi. I'm here about your ad.

Did you bring a picture?

Yes.

Hold on a sec.

- Here. - Let me see it.

Come inside.

It's messy in here, go on into the kitchen.

Have a seat, son. Take it easy.

You don't mind that I call you son, do you?

You're all like sons to me.

Look, here's what happened...

I know what happened...

...Anton.

You loved her, married her...

...and then two days ago, she packs her bags...

...and leaves you for another man.

See? I know everything.

The women in my family have the gift.

- Don't worry, I'll fix your little problem. - Look, I just don't get it...

What's not to get?

She's pregnant, you know.

Pregnant.

And the baby's not yours.

It's no problem to get her back...

...but the baby will pull her away from you, to the real father.

And destroying an innocent child...

...is a great sin. - Is that so?

Oh, yes.

So you're saying to get my wife back...

...we need to kill an unborn child...

It's easy.

I'll just clap my hands, like this...

...and it will die, she'll miscarry.

But you must take the sin upon yourself.

- Well, I don't know... - Will you? Take it?

- The sin? - The sin.

- Yeah, sure. - Let's shake?

What the hell.

Don't worry. It won't hurt.

We just...

...mix everything up.

Lemonade?

Don't worry.

Drink this. Don't worry, everything's sterile with me.

Are you kidding? It's...

Are the ingredients important?

Or the effect?

- The effect. - Then drink it.

Go ahead.

What's the matter?

I can't be with you.

Good boy!

Now we have to take care of the brat.

No.

Stop.

Stop.

No!

Sit still, witch!

Get her hands! Don't let her clap!

Get her hands!

Help me, Mashenka!

Hurry, stupid doll!

Get away! Get away from me!

Don't let her clap...

Tiger Cub!

Help! Help, somebody!

Fucking cops. Using live bait.

Let's just fill out the report, okay?

I'm not guilty.

Whatever. Tell it to the judge.

Daria Leonidovna...

...you stand accused of violating the truce...

...Article 13, Paragraph B:

"Conspiracy and premeditated attempt to assassinate."

Job and position?

I'm a gardener.

Oh, yeah? You got a gardener's license?

Sure.

Someone gave you a license for that?

Who are you people?

He can see us?

He can now.

He's an Other.

Come to me.

Come.

Come. I'm waiting.

You sure he's an Other?

Yeah, look, he's a seer.

A seer?

Just what we need.

Another asshole with visions of the future.

Visions?

What do you mean, "visions"?

Don't get any ideas.

You're not playing the lotto or anything.

Visions can't be controlled.

Why is it so dark?

You've slipped into the Gloom. It's a place only Others can go.

I don't understand.

- Everything's so different. - Don't worry.

The world hasn't changed.

Just you.

Anton Gorodetsky.

We'll show you the proper techniques for using live bait...

...such as minnows and night crawlers...

Yes.

We got it.

Already?

There's not much time, it's almost dark.

It's going to be cold tonight. Dress warm.

They're using the Call to lure the victim to them.

We've traced it to the orange subway line, but that's as far as we got.

You'll have to track them on foot from there.

You have to get on the same frequency as the victim.

Hear what he hears. Feel the Call, like he does.

Can you feel it yet?

- No. - You will.

A victim hearing the Call will have high blood pressure, and may bleed.

The Call puts him in a sort of trance.

He doesn't think about where he's going, he just knows he has to get there.

Any signs he sees along the way...

...he tells himself they're instructions.

Anything he hears, he takes for an order.

What do you want? Go away.

Where?

Don't let him out of your sight. Understand?

I got it.

Don't forget your weapon.

Got it.

And use the right light bulb this time.

You'll know you've found the victim...

...when you hear the Call as clear as he does.

If you're not feeling it yet...

...try another swig of the red stuff.

I'm out of the shit.

Need me to get more?

No, I'll handle it.

Anton.

What are you doing up at this hour?

Just let me get dressed.

Hi, neighbor.

- Hey, Pop. - I told you not to bring anyone here.

He's cool.

It's still warm.

Is it pig's?

Pig's blood is almost exactly like human's.

They even use pigs' organs for transplant these days.

"They" who?

Humans.

We like you very much, Anton.

- Who? - Our family.

Me and Kostya.

Why did you bring him here?

Because he's turned into one of us.

No, Kostya. He's a Light Other, one of the Night Watch.

They drink blood under only one condition:

When they hunt vampires like us.

Bear!

- Bear! - What?

He still hasn't called? Try him again!

He's not picking up.

Why not?

Fine. I'll call him again.

Where the hell is he?

Underground, probably.

Must be.