Admiral (Адмиралъ) is a 2008 historical film by Andrei Kravchuk.
It is a Biopic of Russian Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak who remained faithful to his oath to the Tsar Nicholas II and fought against the Bolshevik rule after the 1917 October Revolution.
Tropes:
- Camp Unsafe Isn't Safe Anymore: Admiral Kolchak's family is hiding from revolutionaries in a small house in Crimea, which they consider safe until the only loyal seaman comes with warnings that the revolutionary seamen are coming for them. It's Russia, the year is 1917, and it's a place close to a naval base to boot (Navy seamen were among the most hardcore revolutionaries), so it was naive to think it's possible to hide in this place.
- Eiffel Tower Effect: The tower is visible from the window of the Parisian room where Kolchak's estranged wife works as a seamstress.
- Foregone Conclusion: source of a
Memetic Mutation in the Russian internets. Allegedly, some clueless girl wrote her impressions from the movie in her blog: "For the entirety of the movie I had a feeling that Kolchak will be shot. It turned out to happen exactly this way." That last phrase became synonymous with Foregone Conclusion.
- Oh, Crap!: A Bolshevik machine gun crew has this after realizing they've just shot a nun, a non-combatant and a medic.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: A small one. A White platoon charges screaming at a Bolshevik position after a nun is accidentally killed
by a machine gunner. - Rousing Speech: When Kolchak announces his intention to restore the Russian monarchy, the entire audience fall to their knees.
