Demobbed (2000 film)

Demobbed
ДМБ
Demobbed; ДМБ
Directed by	Roman Kachanov
Written by	Roman Kachanov; Ivan Okhlobystin
Produced by	; ;
Starring	Alexander Belyavsky; Juozas Budraitis; Viktor Pavlov; Ivan Okhlobystin; ; Sergei Artsibashev; Aleksandr Dedyushko; Stanislav Duzhnikov; Roman Kachanov; ; Aleksei Panin; ; ; Vladimir Shainsky
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by
Distributed by
Release date	12 April 2000;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Demobbed (Russian: ДМБ, romanized: DMB) is a cult Russian comedy film by Roman Kachanov, offering an absurdist view on the Russian army by the eyes of a conscript. The brutal rituals of Dedovshchina, a major problem within Russian society, is shown not as a tragedy, but as an idyllically insane process of resocialization.

Several stars of the Soviet cinema cast in the roles of senior officers; prominent theater director Sergey Artsybashev portrayed the iconic protagonist Dikiy Prapor ("Wild Warrant Officer")

The film's popularity encouraged the producers to create four sequels (DMB-2, DMB-3, DMB-4 and DMB-5), but with limited reception.

Plot[]

Three young Russians from very different walks of life involuntarily enter the military to escape their past.^[1]

Awards[]

International awards[]

2000 — Demobbed — FIPRESCI Special Mention: «For its humour and for the ironic look on Russian society which allows to overcome tragedies of everyday life and might open doors to the new cinema.^[2]