"Brigada" (2002) TV series

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 | Organized Crime | Hospital | Chechen War | Pimp

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: Towards the end of episode 13 we get too see a close-up of Phil's left hand. Even though he has been hospitalized in a full coma for several years, he has a suspicious amount of dirt under his fingernails. In reality a coma patient would hardly have the chance to get his fingernails dirty.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Boy s tenyu (2005)

Worth watching - I tell you the truth.

I have never watched Russian TV series before as I expected them to be stupid and boring. But 'Brigada' was so extremely popular among my friends and so much talked about in the newspapers and magazines, so I decided not to miss it. And I wasn't disappointed at all. Many people said that 'Brigada' makes youngsters like criminals and gangsters and fight against the militia. They said that in this series militia men look much more criminal than the criminals themselves! But unfortunately it is the regrettable truth of Russian life nowadays. That's why audience didn't judge the guys – Sasha, Phyl, Kosmos and Pchela – too harshly. They were the victims of the circumstances. About the movie itself. I liked the soundtrack very much. ('Brigada' ringtone was extremely popular among the people of all ages.) The actors' performance was great, sometimes brilliant. I especially liked Sergey Bezrukov and Vladimir Vdovichenkov. Dmitry Dyuzhev was excellent, but on my opinion he's doing his best job acting in 'Twelfth Night' – the play by Shakespeare staged in Pushkin's theatre. His performance is so funny and wonderful that everybody can't help laughing. Katya Guseva is the most beautiful woman on the screen. Andrey Panin is a splendid villain! His character is so disgusting that I wanted to throw something heavy at his head every time I saw him. To sum up, the movie is well-written, well-directed and well-played. I'm very surprised (and pleased) that not only in Russia people watch and like it. Hope some new great movies and TV-series will come soon. For instance, 'Zvezdochet' (Astrologer) starring the same Vdovichenkov and handsome Strahov. Looking forward to watching it! 9 out of 10 – and my applause - to 'Brigada'.