Dirty cops, a Kremlin mole, and one guy who learns to think—worst midlife crisis ever.
The main characters are above the law. They are a group of police investigators wallowed in criminal activities. But the criminal scheme worked out by the experienced d team begins to fail. There appears to be a mole reporting directly to FSB. When Pepl finds himself in a life threatening situation he starts thinking about the existence for the first time ever. Once he begins to think he can not go back to his former self. The team begins to suspect that he is a mole. The former coworkers turn into mortal enemies.
Acting
Abashin's slow-burn existential meltdown.
Direction
Rozenberg's claustrophobic St. Petersburg atmosphere.
Director
Anton Rozenberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The FSB's shadow presence reflects post-Soviet Russian cinema's obsession with state surveillance and institutional rot.
Rozenberg shot guerrilla-style in actual St. Petersburg police corridors after being denied permits. LIGHT
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