Shugaley

"Russian don't break"

2020 1h 30m RU

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★4.1TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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This story is not a figment of the scriptwriters’ imagination; these are real living facts. New Russian action movie Shugaley is a story about the war that is going on today. The film is based on real events taking place in Libya today. Two Russian social scientists, Maxim Shugaley and Samir Seifan, are invited to the conflict-torn country to carry out a public opinion research. In the course of their work, they come over the information, that would be damaging to the puppet government if made public. Russians are kidnapped and tortured in a private prison for more than a year. The situation cannot be resolved peacefully, so the Russian side is preparing a rescue operation.

“Russian don't break”

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Cast

Kirill Poluhin
Shugaley
Oleg Abalyan
Samer
Sergey Yatsenyuk
Alexandr
Oleg Metelev
marshal
Khaled Houissa
Khara
Mohamed Ali Ben Jemaa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Denis Neimand
Writers: Anton Larin, Vladimir Izmaylov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia, Tunisia

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Russia, Tunisia.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Shugaley Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Denis Neimand, shot by Evgeny Kordunsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vitaly Mukanyaev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Denis Neimand directs. Evgeny Kordunsky behind the camera. Vitaly Mukanyaev scores. Vitaly Vinogradov cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia, Tunisia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 6 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Russia, Tunisia.
4Part of the "Shugaley Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Denis Neimand, shot by Evgeny Kordunsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Vitaly Mukanyaev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Vitaly Vinogradov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Kirill Poluhin and Oleg Abalyan and Sergey Yatsenyuk carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Russian don't break".
11IMDB entry: tt12093064 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.