Where Does the Motherland Begin?

A slow, chilly cat-and-mouse of Cold War paranoia, where loyalties fray and every conversation carries the weight of a trap.

Created by

Rauf Kubaev

Genres

Drama

Starring

Aleksandr Robak, Evgeny Tsyganov, Georgi Taratorkin

Overview

The end of the 1980s. The decline of the Soviet era. The wind of change swept away everyone and everything in its path. Taking advantage of the instability of the situation in the Soviet state, the CIA announced an award to anyone who reveals the names of current residents of the USSR in Western countries. The traitor was promised a million dollars and political asylum abroad. The First and Second departments of the KGB (intelligence and counterintelligence) were seriously concerned that there might be many who wanted to get this money. The KGB decided to slip the Americans a fake traitor to the Motherland, choosing an impeccable candidate among their own employees. Operation Phantom has begun…

How it feels

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

About

Betrayal, conspiracy, loyalty, politics

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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