One honest prosecutor vs. a whole city of corruption. Spoiler: the city cheats.
Season 3 • Episode 12
LatestThe action takes place in our time: an exciting criminal intrigue unfolds in one of the major regional cities. In the center of it is the investigator of the prosecutor's office Paphnutiev, forced by the nature of his service to face not only the criminal elements of the city, but also the entire official city leadership.
Acting
Roman Madyanov anchors the chaos with weary, lived-in gravitas.
Direction
Dostal's grey, cramped framing makes bureaucracy feel claustrophobic.
Writing
Paphnutiev's spiral from idealist to casualty hits harder than any gunfight.
Creators
Nikolay Dostal, Gennady Kayumov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released as Putin consolidated power, the series accidentally documented the exact system it critiqued becoming national policy.
Madyanov reportedly refused to smile in any scene, calling it 'a lie the character couldn't afford.'
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