The Bull

The Bull

2019 · 99 min · RU · 6.1 (22 votes)
Dir. Boris Akopov · Starring Yura Borisov, Stasya Miloslavskaya, Afina Lukidi, Egor Kenzhametov, Aleksandr Samsonov, Igor Savochkin · Music Boris Akopov
Drama

The 1990s. Empty shelves in the shops, an economic abyss and criminal dramas that unfold literally at every corner. The young leader of a criminal gang Anton Bykov, with the nickname “Bull”, must make money in whatever way to provide for his family. After a local shootout, Anton ends up in the police station, from where he is released at the intervention of Moscow’s crime lords. In exchange, the latter asks Anton for a small, but dangerous service

VIBE

A bleak, gritty dive into the criminal underworld of 90s Russia. The film feels raw and unforgiving, capturing the desperation of survival in a collapsing society. Expect a tense, no-holds-barred look at a young man's dangerous choices.

grittytensebleakviolentsteady90s realismcrime dramaneo-Sovietcrimesurvivalfamilypoverty
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