The Raid

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The Raid is a harrowing, large-scale Tatar invasion sequence in Andrei Tarkovsky’s film "Andrei Rublev," depicting the brutal sacking of a medieval Russian city.

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instanceOf battle sequence
film scene
depicts Tatar invasion
sacking of a medieval Russian city
featuresCharacter Andrei Rublev NERFINISHED
Boriska NERFINISHED
Daniil Chorny NERFINISHED
Kirill NERFINISHED
Theophanes the Greek NERFINISHED
hasAntagonists Russian collaborators
Tatar warriors
hasCinematicStyle black-and-white cinematography
complex staging
long takes
naturalistic violence
hasCountryOfOrigin Soviet Union NERFINISHED
hasDirector Andrei Tarkovsky NERFINISHED
hasGenre historical drama
war film sequence
hasInfluenceOn later depictions of medieval warfare in cinema
hasLanguage Russian NERFINISHED
Tatar
hasMedium motion picture
hasNarrativeFunction illustration of historical chaos
turning point in Andrei Rublev’s spiritual crisis
hasSettingElement cathedral
city walls
fortified city
hasTheme destruction of art and culture
faith under persecution
suffering
violence
isAssociatedWith Soviet historical epic tradition
censorship controversies around Andrei Rublev
isKnownFor elaborate stunt work
graphic depiction of brutality
harrowing realism
large-scale crowd scenes
occursIn Andrei Rublev (1966 film) NERFINISHED
partOf Andrei Rublev NERFINISHED
portrays betrayal
burning of buildings
enslavement
looting
massacre of civilians
torture
setInPeriod medieval Russia

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Andrei Rublev containsSegment The Raid