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A one-night stand with a mob boss's daughter? Buckle up, playboy.

Second Wind (2008)

Russian neo-noir chaosdesperate man energyrun-for-your-life thriller

Overview

ActionDrama

The main character of the film is a young playboy Pavel Makarov. Waking up after another party, he finds a strange girl next to him, who seriously offers to marry her, but is refused. The daughter of a local authority, she is not used to hearing the word "no". And now Makarov is in serious trouble: he has to leave his hometown urgently.

Flag of RURURussian
consequences of privilegemasculine fragilitycorruption as inheritance

Standout Aspects

Acting

Krasilov's panic-soaked desperation that keeps you rooting for disaster.

Direction

Tumanishvili's claustrophobic framing of a man with nowhere left to run.

Best for:Solo: Late-night adrenaline hit when you need to feel alive.·Friends: Yelling at the screen together, 'DON'T GO BACK UPSTAIRS!'
Heads up:Violence: Mob-style beatings and implied threats escalate to bloodshed.
Mikhail Tumanishvili

Director

Mikhail Tumanishvili

ReleasedJun 6, 2008
Runtime1h 44m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
CTB Film Company

Top Cast

Ekaterina Klimova

Ekaterina Klimova

Pyotr Krasilov

Pyotr Krasilov

Denis Nikiforov

Denis Nikiforov

Vladimir Timofeev

Vladimir Timofeev

Гурий Фомин

Nikita Emshanov

Nikita Emshanov

Vsevolod Shilovsky

Vsevolod Shilovsky

Vladimir Yumatov

Vladimir Yumatov

Natalya Tishchenko

Natalya Tishchenko

Maksim Shchyogolev

Maksim Shchyogolev

Aleksandr Tyutin

Aleksandr Tyutin

Oleg Shklovsky

Oleg Shklovsky

Sakhat Dursunov

Sakhat Dursunov

Vyacheslav Shalevich

Vyacheslav Shalevich

Roman Ageev

Roman Ageev

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released during Russia's gangster film boom, it reflects real anxieties about oligarch power and disposable masculinity.

Trivia

Tumanishvili was 82 when he directed this—his final film, proving you can still craft kinetic chase sequences at any age.

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