Sergey Bezdushny

Two-part adaptation of A. K. Tolstoy's novel "Prince Serebriany a tale of unrest and intrigue under the rule of Ivan the Terrible.

Andrei, nicknamed Red, is a young drug dealer, trawling hotel corridors, selling little bags of hits to hookers and businessmen alike. Shrewd and tough, he has seen more than his fair share of life. But he has a problem - a rival gang, the Abreks, have moved into his territory and are forcing prices down. Andrei is a loner, attached to no one, but he is smart. He knows a member of a rival gang, Peaky, who runs with the X-Rays. Andrei manages to get them some "rods" - guns - and concocts his plan to run the Abreks out of his area.

La libération des moeurs depuis la perestroika. Tourné en avril et juin 1990, ce film se veut un reflet aussi authentique que possible de la vie des jeunes filles moscovites et de leurs rapports avec l'amour et le sexe.