The Ballad of the White Crane
Mikhail Ulyanov: His portrayal of Ivan was highly acclaimed, earning him the Best Actor award from the Russian Guild of Film Critics. fylm The Rifleman Of The Voroshilov Regiment 1999 mtrjm may
Afonin, broken by the state’s betrayal, remembers his days as a soldier. He retrieves his old Mosin–Nagant sniper rifle—a weapon he used to defend his homeland. He decides that if the law will not punish the criminals, he will. The Ballad of the White Crane
The Transformation Realizing that the law and the state will not protect his family, Ivan decides to take matters into his own hands. The title of the film becomes significant here: he retrieves his old service weapon, a military rifle. He begins to prepare. He cleans the gun, zeros in the sights, and physically prepares himself. The once-kind, frail grandfather transforms into a cold, calculating soldier. "The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment" (original Russian