82 minutes of Soviet chaos that TMDB forgot existed. Detective. Russia. Madness.
Acting
Aleksandr Abdulov carries this with chaotic leading man desperation.
Production
Gritty Soviet locations that no set designer could replicate.
Director
Mark Ayzenberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mark Ayzenberg directed exactly four films; this is his most watched solely because it exists on streaming algorithms.
Shot during perestroika's collapse, the film captures a Russia that disappeared within months of release—making its 'small town' setting unintentionally historic.
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