"Brigada" (2002) TV series

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Aleksei Sidorov

Writers:

Igor Porublyov (writer)
Aleksei Sidorov (writer)

Release Date:

23 September 2002 (Russia)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

We are together since the first form, and for everything we do, we take responsibility together. We are The Brigade!

Plot:

Brigada is a group of four friends, who grew up together and formed a most powerful gang in Moscow. Initially they made business together...

Plot Keywords:

Moscow | Murder | Crime Boss | Assassination Attempt | 1990s

Cast

Sergey Bezrukov	...	Sasha Bely
Dmitriy Dyuzhev	...	Kosmos
Pavel Maykov	...	Pchela
Vladimir Vdovichenkov	...	Fil
Ekaterina Guseva	...	Olya
Andrey Panin	...	The Detective
Valentina Telichkina	...	Sasha Belov's Mom
Elena Panova	...	Lena
Sergey Aprelskiy	...	Mukha
Farkhad Makhmudov	...	Farkhad
Aleksandr Inshakov	...	Aleksandr
Vitali Bezrukov	...	The Dog Lover
Nikolai Yeryomenko Ml.	...	Kosmos' Father
Darya Poverennova	...	Nadya
Yan Tsapnik	...	Artur

Also Known As:

"Law of the Lawless" (Europe: English title) (International: English title) (DVD title)
"Бригада" (Russia)
"The Brigade" (International: English title) (informal English title)

Runtime:

750 min

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Color:

Color

Company:

Avatar Film

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Towards the end of episode 13 we get too see a close-up of Phil's left hand. Even though he has been hospitalized in a full coma for several years, he has a suspicious amount of dirt under his fingernails. In reality a coma patient would hardly have the chance to get his fingernails dirty.

Movie Connections:

Features Prince of Persia (1989) (VG)

A must-see mini-serial, just pure excellence!

For starters i would like to say that i have watched every episode for three times and i still have not got tired of it.Secondly since Estonia(my home country) was formerly a part of the Soviet Union, i have special relations with the subject of this masterpiece.Enough about me.i guess the main reason for watching this is not only the great play by S.Besrukov, but also Andrei Panin,V.Dovitchenkov and the others.The strong bond between the 4 friends makes you think about your own comrades.It reminds us to remember our friends during rough times and shows us a new side of "bratva" a.k.a. The Russian Mob. It is hard to write a deserving comment for this, but i don't want to include spoilers.So the best summary that i can pull of is simply put:rent it,buy it or do whatever it takes because its well worth the effort and money.