Caution! Red Mercury!

A murky post-Soviet detective yarn that trades action for quiet unease, pulling you into a shadowy world of secrets and power.

Directed by

Anatoliy Ivanov

Genres

Mystery, Crime

Starring

Volodymyr Talashko, Vadim Polikarpov, Oleg Maslennikov

Overview

A Duma deputy and his wife have been murdered. While investigating the crime, Major of Criminal Investigation Anatoly Topol encounters an unusual phenomenon — the so‑called “secret red mercury”. Red mercury has all the properties of a typical synthetic substance, but its energy content is many times greater than that of plutonium. Who is developing this mysterious “weapon” and for what purpose, under conditions of the strictest secrecy? Solving this mystery leads Anatoly to very high levels of power...

How it feels

Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Conspiracy, corruption, power, crime

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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