Barons of Crime (Russian: Воры в законе, romanized: Vory v zakone) is a 1988 Soviet crime thriller film directed by Yuri Kara[1][2][3] based on the stories of Fazil Iskander.[4]
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| Russian: Воры в законе | |
| Directed by | Yuri Kara |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Nikolai Velmiskin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vadim Semyonovykh |
| Edited by | Alla Myakotina |
| Music by | Rodion Shchedrin |
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Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
editThe film tells about the confrontation between two leaders of criminal gangs from one coastal city.[4]
Cast
edit- Anna Samokhina as Rita
- Valentin Gaft as Artur
- Vladimir Steklov as Volodya
- Boris Shcherbakov as Andrei
- Arnis Līcītis as Militia lieutenant (as Arnis Litsitis)
- Nurbey Kamkia as Rita's father
- Zinoviy Gerdt as Lawyer
- Gia Lejava as Ramzes (as Givi Lezhava)
- Amayak Akopyan as The Puppeteer
- Stanislav Korenev[5] as prosecutor
Reception
editBox office
editThe film ranks 99th among domestic films in terms of attendance in the entire history of the Soviet film distribution with 39 million viewers.[4]
Critical response
editAccording to literary critic Natalia Ivanova, "Iskander's complex, ambiguous, genuinely artistic and socially caring thought was turned into a completely unambiguous action movie".[6] In 1988, in the December issue of the Cinema Viewer's Companion, film critic Aleksei Erokhin stressed that director Yuri Kara had shot an up-to-date acute social action film about the Soviet mafia and corruption.[7]
Awards and nominations
editNomination for the Nika Award in the Best Supporting Role category (Zinovy Gerdt).
References
edit- ^ В Раю делать нечего: увидеть теперь может каждый
- ^ Юрий Кара: Главное в творчестве – нравственные ориентиры! Я не ангажирован никем, кроме зрителей
- ^ Валентину Гафту – 84: Неудачные любовные сцены, фейковые эпиграммы и другие малоизвестные факты об известном артисте
- ^ a b c Воры в законе (КиноПоиск)
- ^ Barons of Crime (1988) Full Cast / Crew
- ^ Natalia Ivanova. Hunting for Taboos // Iskusstvo Kino. — 1989. — No. 3. — pp. 82-86
- ^ Aleksei Erokhin. Thieves in Law. Gorky Film Studio. Our thriller about the mafia. — 1988. — December (No. 12). — p. 3. — ISSN 0208-3140
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