In the wake of WWII, Russian scientists set to creating super soldiers with magnificent powers. One of the scientists - Kuratov - proved to be unstable. When his pet project was canceled, he killed his rival scientist and wrecked the overall project. The super soldiers - called Guardians - scattered and were lost. In the modern day, Kuratov is back. He has finally succeeded with his pet project. He can control machines, taking over trucks, tanks, or even satellites. Conventional forces are useless against him. Major Elena Larina is placed in charge of Patriot (the Russian version of SHIELD) and ordered to find as many Guardians as she can to defeat Kuratov. In a few minutes, her crack team of handsome and/or beautiful computer operators review news accounts of bizarre events that might indicate a Guardian in the area. Now to make contact.
Ler has the ability to control rocks. In Avatar, he would fit quite nicely among the earth benders. Khan has superspeed and a pair of curved swords, a variation on the Flash or Quicksilver. Arsus can turn into a bear with immense strength and animal rage. Yes, this is the Hulk or the group. Lastly, we have Kseniya. She can turn invisible and has tremendous resistance to either heat or cold. This is the Fantastic Four of Russia, the Guardians! None of them have superhero names. Now assembled, they are sent against Kuratov and his clone army. Yes, Kuratov cloned himself, but all his clones are just black-clad mercenaries, not superpowered like him. It looks like he cloned himself before he made all the upgrades.
The story is weak, the characters are bland, and the acting is flat. Perhaps it was more exciting in the original Russian (I watched the dubbed version), but everyone speaks in a deadpan. The movie has a bonus scene in the middle of the credits were Major Larina escapes from kidnappers and discovers that "Ferrum" is responsible. The makers were optimistic that there would be a sequel. The movie proved to be a box office bomb.
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