Newsmakers

May 7, 2009

1h 47m

★ 5.0

Overview

A gang of crooks robbing cash collectors, run into a police surveillance team and the inadequate police response results in a gunfight. A TV crew on assignment in the area happens to capture this humiliation on camera, and this example of police incompetence is soon the lead story in every news bulletin. Public confidence in law and order now suffers irreparable harm. The head of the Moscow force welcomes a public search-and-destroy operation against these thugs, the brainchild of Katya, his PR director. She proposes that the capture of this dangerous gang be transformed into a live TV show of a kind never seen before. At this point she cannot know that the gang leader's life-and-death struggle with the police is destined to lead to a media duel. Besieged in a huge apartment block, the crooks hold hostage a father and his son and daughter. A massive special forces rescue operation is mounted but fails miserably.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Illusion Film

Kino Bez Granits

Film i Väst

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Cast

Smirnov

Andrey Merzlikin

Herman

Yevgeni Tsyganov

Katya

Masha Mashkova

Killer

Sergey Garmash

Kley

Maksim Konovalov

Orda

Aleksey Frandetti

Kolyan

Pavel Klimov

Kon

Sergey Vesnin

Valery

Artyom Semakin

Sanya

Viktor Chepelov

Hamlet

David Stepanyan

Mikhalych

Oleg Chernigov

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6.2

Saw IV

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6.5

The Living Daylights

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6.4

The Element of Crime

May 14, 1984

Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.

5.8

The Man

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6.4

Kopps

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7.0

Der blinde Fleck

Jan 1, 2007

No overview available.

5.6

The Good and the Bad

Jan 19, 1976

The film follows the exploits of Jacques, a car-mechanic turned pro-thief, and his Jewish co-conspirator Simon as their robberies, beginning well before the Second World War, take on a political coloration under the occupation.

5.8

The Punisher

Oct 5, 1989

The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.

5.8

Black Tide

Jul 18, 2018

When a teenager suddenly disappears without a trace, the case is assigned to an alcoholic police officer who maintains a complicated relationship with his own troubled teenage son, suspected of drug trafficking.

0.0

Blue Mercedes

Jan 1, 1977

Murat is a very successful police officer. When Pinar and her friends, who belong to a wealthy family, are detained for drugs, Murat is taken to the traffic branch. But Murat, this time, catches Pinar for exceeding the speed limit. Pinar is released again thanks to her father's influence.

5.7

Hot Pursuit

May 8, 2015

Straight-arrow policewoman Cooper is excited and thrilled about her next assignment. Her task is to escort Daniella Riva, a wisecracking Colombian beauty, from San Antonio to Dallas so both she and her husband can testify against a drug lord. Plans go awry when Mr. Riva gets ambushed, leaving Daniella a widow. Cooper and her witness must now use their wits to escape from crooked cops and murderous gunmen, while not killing each other in the process.

7.0

Ghajini

Dec 25, 2008

A man suffering from anterograde amnesia as a result of a violent attack in the past sets out to avenge his girlfriend's death with the aid of photographs, notes and tattoos all over his body.

6.9

Black Christmas

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As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.

6.0

Bigga Than Ben

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6.9

The Woodsman

Dec 24, 2004

After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near a schoolyard is a child molester prowling for his next victim.

6.5

Air Force One

Jul 25, 1997

When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

3.4

Shark Attack in the Mediterranean

Oct 17, 2004

A prehistoric shark (named in the books "megalodon") lurks Mallorca, killing a couple of individuals. A professional diver begins the hunt.

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