A post WWII criminal drama, masterfully filmed and produced. Fantastic performance, great historical details and ambience immerse the viewers into the atmosphere of post-war USSR. At the same time, the show has a modern edge thanks to the detailed characters’ psychology and backstory. The war is over but the life is far from being back to normal. It is now the war on crime and Lieutenant Denis Zhuravlev must unholster his gun and protect the safety of civilians. He has to go undercover and become a member of a brutal local gang. He is in and he’s risking his life to stop the murders and heists, but then the plot takes a very dangerous, unpredictable turn. The project is a true gem for audiences worldwide.
After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport, and hold it until the Russian peacekeepers arrive.
Blizhnegorsk is a city in central Russia, with a population of about 600 thousand. A gray city with industrial production, average and therefore even more depressing. For the most part, the older generation, like everywhere else in Russia, leads a hard, hopeless life. Few people want to repeat the fate of their parents, and therefore every young resident of the city dreams most of all that life will give him a chance. A chance to get out of the swamp and become happy. But few people manage to win right away without making mistakes, those who stumble, life gives a second chance. And the last one. All our heroes receive it - six young men and girls living in the same yard.