Moscow police detective Andrei Somov resigns and immigrates to the US, but has to accept a menial job in a restaurant while his adolescent son and pregnant daughter-in-law are denied exit visas. 'Andy' does however get to know some LAPD cops after volunteering his expertise and Russian language skills and is sent to Tijuana to fetch cheap tiles. On that Mexican journey, Somov bumps into Larry, another ethnic Russian but US citizen who lost his daughter years ago and now helps families to illegally enter the States. Meanwhile, the medium Michael March receives a vision about a mad bomber who targets pharmaceutical companies and gets a bad feeling upon holding an envelope that belongs to Larry.
Acting
Gary Busey as a psychic cop. That's it. That's the highlight.
Direction
Nahapetov casts himself AND his daughter. Nepotism cinema!
Director
Rodion Nahapetov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Rodion Nahapetov was a respected Soviet actor who somehow convinced Eric Roberts AND Gary Busey to join this passion project.
This film exists in a fascinating liminal space between post-Soviet emigré cinema and American D-list thriller, pleasing absolutely no demographic in the process.
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