DMB-3
A Russian episodic military farce follows nicknamed conscripts as they turn army discipline, AWOL schemes, and romantic escapades into comic chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- bawdy
- absurd
- irreverent
- lazy afternoon
- cult comedy night
What critics said
Reception is difficult to generalize from the limited available rating data, which suggests a middling response to its episodic military comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The episodes center on conscripts, commanders, AWOL behavior, and the absurdity of army discipline in post-Soviet Russia.
The film explicitly consists of «Mulyazh», «Nostradamus», and «Ledi Godiva».
In «Mulyazh», Pulya leaves his post for a date and devises a deception to hide his absence from his father-commanders.
Pulya, Bomba, Shtyk, Pysa, Malysh, and General Talalaev form a distinctive comic military group.
Films like DMB-3, and why
DMB
Russian military barracks comedy built around unruly conscripts and episodic absurdity
Maxim Perepelitsa
Soviet-era military satire combining comic conscripts, institutional incompetence, and irreverent ensemble humor
Hot Shots!
Broad military farce driven by comic misunderstandings, rebellious enlisted characters, and episodic misadventures
Movie Details
- Directors
- Aleksandr Basov, Marat Rafikov
- Release Date
- 2001-01-29
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (4)
Cast
- Pyotr Korshunkov
- Stanislav Duzhnikov
- Vladislav Kopp
- Aleksey Panin
- Roman Radov
- Viktor Pavlov
- Sergei Artsybashev
- Anatoliy Goryachev
- Ekaterina Lapina
- Pavel Sirotin
Common questions
- What is DMB-3 about?
- A Russian episodic military farce follows nicknamed conscripts as they turn army discipline, AWOL schemes, and romantic escapades into comic chaos.
- What is DMB-3 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of DMB-3 as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is DMB-3 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in DMB-3 as mild.
- What did critics think of DMB-3?
- Reception is difficult to generalize from the limited available rating data, which suggests a middling response to its episodic military comedy.
- Which films are like DMB-3?
- Films with a similar feel include DMB, Maxim Perepelitsa, and Hot Shots!.
- How long is DMB-3?
- DMB-3 runs 71 minutes.
