The Major

2013 1h 39m RU

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 145

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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On a cold winter’s day Sergey Sobolev, a major at the local police office, is driving to the hospital where his wife is about to give birth to their child. High from happiness, he’s driving too fast and runs down a boy on a passage walk, who dies. Now the major has only two options: go to prison or conceal the crime. Sobolev decides to compromise with his conscience and calls on a colleague to help him out. But the case turns out to be messy and when Sobolev finally changes his mind and tries to make up for his deed, it’s already too late…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Denis Shvedov
Sergey Sobolev
Irina Nizina
Irina Gutorova
Yury Bykov
Pavel Kroshunov - Pasha
Boris Nevzorov
Aleksey Pavlovich Pankratov
Kirill Poluhin
Burlakov
Dmitriy Kulichkov
Gutorov
Dmitry Kuryanov
Ilya Isaev
Anatoliy Merkulov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yury Bykov
Writers: Yury Bykov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yury Bykov, shot by Kirill Klepalov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yury Bykov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Denis Shvedov and Irina Nizina and Yury Bykov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2594950 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yury Bykov directs. Kirill Klepalov behind the camera. Yury Bykov cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yury Bykov, shot by Kirill Klepalov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Yury Bykov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Denis Shvedov and Irina Nizina and Yury Bykov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2594950 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.