Law of the Lawless 

Brigada is a group of four friends, who grew up together and formed a most powerful gang in Moscow. Initially they made business together, but an unplanned murder transformed them into a ... See full summary »

Stars:

Sergey Bezrukov, Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Pavel Maykov

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Sergey Bezrukov	...	Sasha Belov 15 episodes, 2002
Dmitriy Dyuzhev	...	Kosmos 15 episodes, 2002
Pavel Maykov	...	Pchela 15 episodes, 2002
Vladimir Vdovichenkov	...	Fil 15 episodes, 2002
Ekaterina Guseva	...	Olya 15 episodes, 2002
Andrey Panin	...	Detective 15 episodes, 2002
Valentina Telichkina	...	Sasha Belov's Mom 9 episodes, 2002
Aleksey Kravchenko	...	Vvedensky 9 episodes, 2002
Aleksandr Vysokovskiy	...	Maks 8 episodes, 2002
Mariya Poroshina	...	Toma / ... 7 episodes, 2002
M. Buzankin		7 episodes, 2002

Storyline

Brigada is a group of four friends, who grew up together and formed a most powerful gang in Moscow. Initially they made business together, but an unplanned murder transformed them into a gang. Now their lives are at risk and there is no way back.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster romanticization | criminal | homicide | murder | russian mafia | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original soundtrack album of this title contains quotes from the final episode that reveal a major spoiler.

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Goofs

At the very beginning of episode 15 Sasha reaches out to close the open eyes of his dead friend Bee. Bee, however, closes his eyes a fraction of a second before Sasha actually touches his face.

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Quotes

Boy on a bicycle: Sasha Belov arrived gimme a ruble! Gimme a ruble!
Pchela: What? Come on.
Boy on a bicycle: A ruble!
Pchela: Here, for daddy, mommy and grandma. Get it.
Boy on a bicycle: You're such a sucker, Pchela!

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Connections

Features Prince of Persia (1989)

User Reviews

Worth watching - I tell you the truth.

I have never watched Russian TV series before as I expected them to be stupid and boring. But 'Brigada' was so extremely popular among my friends and so much talked about in the newspapers and magazines, so I decided not to miss it. And I wasn't disappointed at all. Many people said that 'Brigada' makes youngsters like criminals and gangsters and fight against the militia. They said that in this series militia men look much more criminal than the criminals themselves! But unfortunately it is the regrettable truth of Russian life nowadays. That's why audience didn't judge the guys – Sasha, Phyl, Kosmos and Pchela – too harshly. They were the victims of the circumstances. About the movie itself. I liked the soundtrack very much. ('Brigada' ringtone was extremely popular among the people of all ages.) The actors' performance was great, sometimes brilliant. I especially liked Sergey Bezrukov and Vladimir Vdovichenkov. Dmitry Dyuzhev was excellent, but on my opinion he's doing his best job acting in 'Twelfth Night' – the play by Shakespeare staged in Pushkin's theatre. His performance is so funny and wonderful that everybody can't help laughing. Katya Guseva is the most beautiful woman on the screen. Andrey Panin is a splendid villain! His character is so disgusting that I wanted to throw something heavy at his head every time I saw him. To sum up, the movie is well-written, well-directed and well-played. I'm very surprised (and pleased) that not only in Russia people watch and like it. Hope some new great movies and TV-series will come soon. For instance, 'Zvezdochet' (Astrologer) starring the same Vdovichenkov and handsome Strahov. Looking forward to watching it! 9 out of 10 – and my applause - to 'Brigada'.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Russia]

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

23 September 2002 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Law of the Lawless

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avatar Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

750 min

Color:

Color