Kazakhstan / May 07, 2009
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A gang of crooks robbing cash collectors, run into a police surveillance team and the inadequate police response results in a gunfight. A TV crew on assignment in the area happens to capture this humiliation on camera, and this example of police incompetence is soon the lead story in every news bulletin. Public confidence in law and order now suffers irreparable harm. The head of the Moscow force welcomes a public search-and-destroy operation against these thugs, the brainchild of Katya, his PR director. She proposes that the capture of this dangerous gang be transformed into a live TV show of a kind never seen before. At this point she cannot know that the gang leader's life-and-death struggle with the police is destined to lead to a media duel. Besieged in a huge apartment block, the crooks hold hostage a father and his son and daughter. A massive special forces rescue operation is mounted but fails miserably.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sergey Vesnin | Kon |
| Artyom Semakin | Valery |
| Viktor Chepelov | Sanya |
| David Stepanyan | Hamlet |
| Oleg Chernigov | Mikhalych |
| Pyotr Rytov | Polyakov |
| Yuriy Shlykov | Boldyrev |
| Pavel Sukhov | Boldyrev's assistant |
| Yuliya Kronrod | girl with a scooter |
| Anton Fedorov | |
| Vasily Maslennikov | TV correspondent (voice) |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Горячие новости |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Sweden, Russia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Illusion Film, Kino Bez Granits, Film i Väst, Film i Väst |
| Release date | 7 maggio 2009 |
| Production | Magnus Paulsson, Sam Klebanov, Peter Hiltunen, Anna Katchko, Alexander Sizov |
| Writer | Chan Hing-Kai, Yip Tin-Shing, Sam Klebanov, Alexandr Lungin, Johnnie To |
| Casting | Svetlana Trubanchuk |
| Editing | Fredrik Morheden |
| Cinematography | Chris Maris, Anders Banke, Mikaël Meisen-Dietmann, Maxim Golubev |
| Assistant directors | Asya Gusakova, Alexander Robin Jönsson, Yuliya Kronrod, Anders Banke |
| Camera operators | Anders Banke, Mikaël Meisen-Dietmann, Maxim Golubev |
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| Additional photography | Anders Banke, Mikaël Meisen-Dietmann, Maxim Golubev |
| Production design | Grigori Pushkin |
| Art direction | Grigori Pushkin |
| Set decoration | Grigori Pushkin |
| Visual effects | Andreas Hylander, Roman Bazyuchenko, Sean Wheelan |
| Stunts | Aleksandr Samokhvalov, Anton Smekalkin, Taras Kashinskiy |
| Music | Anthony Lledo, Niclas Merits |
| Sound | Anthony Lledo, Niclas Merits |
| Costume design | Irina Morozova |
| Makeup | Irina Morozova |
| Hairstyling | Irina Morozova |
| Budget | 4.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / May 07, 2009 / 16+
United States / Jun 06, 2009
Sweden / May 18, 2011
Digital
Germany / Jun 06, 2009 / 18
France / Jul 20, 2022 / 12 / Prime Video
Physical media
France / May 15, 2014 / 12 / DVD & Blu-Ray
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