A child's murder unravels an entire town's lies — and your faith in humanity.
51 minSeason 2 • Episode 12
LatestInvestigation of cruel murder of the young girl turns into the difficult psychological drama which opens questions of the human values and meanings, things that everyone cares about: fidelity and treachery, cynicism and compassion, revenge and humility.
Acting
Moroz and Priluchnyy weaponize restraint — devastating.
Direction
Bleak Russian landscapes that judge every character silently.
Darya Moroz
Александра Москвина
Pavel Priluchnyy
Андрей Чистяков
Sofya Ozerova
Таня Лаврова
Andrey Smolyakov
Игорь Лавров, отец Тани
Lyudmila Artemeva
Анна Лаврова, мама Тани
Alyona Khmelnitskaya
Наталья Сонина, тётя Тани
Igor Kostolevskiy
Виталий Рыбаков, чиновник из столицы
Vladimir Yumatov
Виктор Антонов, мэр города
Valeriya Shkirando
Ольга Рыбакова, дочь чиновника
Andrey Chernyshov
Олег Самойлов, предприниматель, кандидат в мэры
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This emerged from Russia's 2010s boom in prestige crime dramas, directly influenced by Nordic noir's obsession with systemic rot in 'civilized' societies.
The name 'Chistyakov' (from 'chistiy,' meaning 'clean/pure') is bitter irony — his moral compromise mirrors the show's interrogation of Russian self-image.
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