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Men Don't Cry

2004–2005 · 2 seasons

A steady, earnest procedural that follows an ordinary official pulled into the grind of fighting crime, feeling serious and grounded without much flash.

Created by
Sergei Bobrov
Genres
Crime
Starring
Igor Chernevich
Overview
Fate turns a modest employee of the prosecutor's office of the city of Chebotaevsk named Sergey Ivanov into a real fighter against crime.

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Created by
Sergei Bobrov
Genres
Crime
Starring
Igor Chernevich
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • justice
    • corruption
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime
    Created by
    Sergei Bobrov
    Written by
    Sergey Valyaev
    Starring
    Igor Chernevich
    Cinematography
    Roman Vasyanov, Nikita Semenov
    Length
    2 seasons, 33 episodes, 44 min each
    Country
    Russia
    Languages
    Russian

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