Small-town girl + Moscow con artists + prison romance = peak '90s Russian chaos cinema.
Arriving in Moscow in search of a better life, the naive provincial woman learns the predatory customs of the stone jungle of the big city. Accused by the metropolitan racket of stealing a family relic, she ends up in jail. According to the laws of the genre and “happy” chance, a virtuous lawyer meets her. The girl not only comes out of prison, but also seeks personal happiness.
Production
Glimpses of mid-'90s Moscow—glitzy, grimy, utterly specific.
Director
Valeriy Uskov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This belongs to a wave of Russian crime-comedies from the wild '90s, when organized crime dominated popular culture and 'racket' became everyday vocabulary.
Directors Uskov and Krasnopolskiy were prolific TV makers; this theatrical release carries their small-screen sensibility—accessible, slightly soapy, built for mass appeal.
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