A corrupt hunt, an escaped killer, and Russian fatalism collide in the woods.
In the hunting lodge on the outskirts of one-of-a-kind natural reserve lives game warden, Vasily Klintsov (Igor Lifanov), a young former captain from the special task force. A rich German businessman, in the company of the governor, comes to the nearby small town for hunting. Wild boar hunting is a risky and dangerous business. In addition, as ill luck would have it, a very dangerous criminal escapes from the closely located nearby maximum security penal colony. The hunt should be canceled. But the stakes for the bureaucrats are too high - the 'money bag' is prepared to invest in several large projects. Relying on the traditional Russian blind trust in sheer luck, the governor gives his OK for the hunt.
Practical Effects
Genuine Siberian location work, no green screens in sight.
Acting
Lifanov's weary ex-Spetsnaz eyes carry every scene.
Director
Alexander Tsatsuev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'blind trust in sheer luck' line references a specifically post-Soviet fatalism — the Russian 'avos' mentality that things might just work out.
Director Tsatsuev shot this during the brief window when Russian genre cinema could criticize regional corruption without state interference; the governor character reportedly made censors nervous.
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