Two friends vs. the Russian mob. One doesn't make it. The other? Absolutely unhinged.
Two friends, having no hope for law enforcement agencies, decide to fight the mafia on their own. One of them dies in an unequal fight.
Acting
Nilov's raw desperation as Maks—no hero, just a man breaking
Production
Early '90s St. Petersburg, crumbling and alive with danger
Director
Vyacheslav Sorokin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the literal collapse of the USSR, the film channels genuine lawlessness that Hollywood action couldn't fake.
Director Sorokin allegedly used real mob connections for location shooting; some 'extras' weren't acting.
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