![]() Instead of filming in Finland with British actors, we would be filming in Moscow or St. After all, we've seen this type of casting done before, but I don't think we could pull this off in modern Russia. It is noteworthy that most of the so-called Russians are British Isles actors who maintain their native brogue while donning the usual Kossack-like apparel! Yet their histrionic adeptness suffers not and their characterizations come off well. All this is done cinematically with good pace and little wasted motion. Marvin), the inspector's police buddies, to name a few, provide more than mere tangential plot fodder: the sum of their actions coalesces in the inspector's mind and takes him closer yet to what could be a very inconvenient truth. Pacula) who wants out of her homeland, the rich American (L. Dennehy), the Siberian beauty and romantic interest (J. Perhaps the sequences of the facial reconstruction of the 3 victims "de-skinned" facial bones and the subsequent deductions provide the impetus for an unusual plot setting. Maybe not entirely novel on the surface, but the sequences of events and the characterizations set forth are anything but pedestrian. As the crime facts unfold, potential suspects begin to surface in the mind of the inspector, suspects that may include American collusion with KGB officials. Hurt), on a complex, intertwining mission to find out who and/or what was behind this dastardly crime. The grisly murder of three young people sends our protagonist, Inspector Arkady Renko (W. A very unique, fast moving and entertaining story about political and criminal intrigue in Cold War (real cold, just watch the movie!) Russia.
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