The Russian superhero movie (originally titled Zashchitniki ) represents a fascinating, highly scrutinized moment in international cinema. Directed by Sarik Andreasyan, the film was explicitly engineered to be Russia's response to the multi-billion-dollar Hollywood superhero franchises dominating the global box office. Produced on a modest budget of 380 million rubles (approximately $5.4 million USD ), it attempted to replicate the grand aesthetic scale of a $200 million Marvel blockbuster.
Is it cheesy? Yes. Is the CGI rough in spots? Also yes. But it’s wildly entertaining, especially if you love international superhero attempts before Everything Everywhere or RRR . guardians 2017
