"Brigada" (2002) TV series

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Aleksei Sidorov

Writers:

Igor Porublyov (writer)
Aleksei Sidorov (writer)

Release Date:

23 September 2002 (Russia)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

We are together since the first form, and for everything we do, we take responsibility together. We are The Brigade!

Plot:

Brigada is a group of four friends, who grew up together and formed a most powerful gang in Moscow. Initially they made business together...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Assassination Attempt | Cocaine Use | Ex Soldier | Writing In Blood

Cast

Sergey Bezrukov	...	Sasha Bely
Dmitriy Dyuzhev	...	Kosmos
Pavel Maykov	...	Pchela
Vladimir Vdovichenkov	...	Fil
Ekaterina Guseva	...	Olya
Andrey Panin	...	The Detective
Valentina Telichkina	...	Sasha Belov's Mom
Elena Panova	...	Lena
Sergey Aprelskiy	...	Mukha
Farkhad Makhmudov	...	Farkhad
Aleksandr Inshakov	...	Aleksandr
Vitali Bezrukov	...	The Dog Lover
Nikolai Yeryomenko Ml.	...	Kosmos' Father
Darya Poverennova	...	Nadya
Yan Tsapnik	...	Artur

Also Known As:

Law of the Lawless (Europe: English title) (International: English title) (DVD title)
Бригада (Russia)
The Brigade (International: English title) (informal English title)
Brigaad (Estonia) [et]

Runtime:

750 min

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Color:

Color

Company:

Avatar Film

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the very beginning of episode 15 Sasha reaches out to close the open eyes of his dead friend Bee. Bee, however, closes his eyes a fraction of a second before Sasha actually touches his face.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Boy s tenyu (2005)

Absolutely the best from Russia!

How much do you know, have seen or have heard about life in Russia in the 90's? I guess if you aren't Russian, don't pretend to be a smartass... you know nothing.

Brigade describes the last decade of the 20th century Moscow with incredible exactness: difficult life of the "mortals", rise of the oligarchs, power of corruption and lack of moral principles. All political events are absolutely accurate and should be revealing to any person who didn't experience "perestroika".

But apart from that it is a story about endless friendship, about four simple boys building the most powerful organizations in the world's biggest country. This movie is filled with personalities, complicated relationships and describes perfectly the indirect meaning of the word "brat" (brother) in Russia.

Great action scenes and fantastic actors! One of the greatest movies ever!