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Law of the Lawless

Original title: Brigada
  • TV Mini Series
  • 20022002
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 52m
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8.3/10
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Law of the Lawless (2002)
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"Brigada" is positioned as "Russian gangster saga". According to director Aleksey Sidorov, he was guided by such classic films as "The Godfather" and "Once Upon a Time in America", but prima... Read all"Brigada" is positioned as "Russian gangster saga". According to director Aleksey Sidorov, he was guided by such classic films as "The Godfather" and "Once Upon a Time in America", but primarily by "Scarface" (1932)."Brigada" is positioned as "Russian gangster saga". According to director Aleksey Sidorov, he was guided by such classic films as "The Godfather" and "Once Upon a Time in America", but primarily by "Scarface" (1932).
IMDb RATING
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11K
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  • Stars
    • Sergey Bezrukov
    • Dmitriy Dyuzhev
    • Pavel Maykov
  • Stars
    • Sergey Bezrukov
    • Dmitriy Dyuzhev
    • Pavel Maykov
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    • 51User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Sergey Bezrukov, Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Pavel Maykov, and Ekaterina Guseva in Law of the Lawless (2002)
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    Pavel Maykov in Law of the Lawless (2002)
    Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, and Pavel Maykov in Law of the Lawless (2002)
    Sergey Bezrukov in Law of the Lawless (2002)
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    Sergey Bezrukov, Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, and Pavel Maykov in Law of the Lawless (2002)
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    Sergey Bezrukov and Ekaterina Guseva in Law of the Lawless (2002)
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    Sergey Bezrukov
    • Sasha Belov…
    Dmitriy Dyuzhev
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    • Viktor Pchyolkin (Pchyola)
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    Ekaterina Guseva
    Ekaterina Guseva
    • Olya…
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    Andrey Panin
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    Valentina Telichkina
    Valentina Telichkina
    • Sasha Belov's Mom…
    Aleksey Kravchenko
    Aleksey Kravchenko
    • Vvedensky
    Aleksandr Vysokovskiy
    • Maks
    Mariya Poroshina
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    • Toma…
    Aleksandra Nazarova
    Aleksandra Nazarova
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    Aleksandr Belyavskiy
    • Viktor Petrovich
    Anatoliy Belyy
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    Isai Gurov
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    • Katya
    Yan Tsapnik
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    • Trivia
      The original soundtrack album of this title contains quotes from the final episode that reveal a major spoiler.
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      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.
    • 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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    10/10
    Greatest modern film about mafia!
    This is truly the greatest modern film about mafia! It is so realistic! Anybody who lived in Russia in the 1990s will tell you that this movie brilliantly reflects the social reality of that time period. At the same time the movie has an exciting and gripping plot that literally glues you to the television in a way few movies ever do. You are literally sitting at the edge of of your seat throughout the entire film. Personally, I think this movie is even better than the Godfather series.

    All the negative comments speak about how this movie is "immoral" and give that as THE reason for giving the movie a low score. But this is simply not true! Yes, the protagonists of the movie are mafiosos. But they are no more romanticized then the protagonists of Godfather were. No one gives the Godfather series a low rating just on those grounds? I think it's just that because this movie was so popular in Russia and a lot of kids/teenagers watched it and started fantasizing about becoming mafia gangsters. And some parents got very upset about it. That is the only reason for giving a lower rating to this movie! Those parents just needed to keep the children away from the TV. This movie is not for kids anyway.
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    • Dec 4, 2009

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      • September 23, 2002 (Russia)
      • Russia
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