TV series

Diamond Hunters

2011 · 1 season

A slow-burning Soviet-era detective story that immerses you in a tense, bureaucratic hunt for a stolen treasure.

Overview: In November 1980, the widow of A. Tolstoy was robbed. Antiques are taken out of the apartment, but, most importantly, the Royal Lily brooch, made for Louis XV, disappears of extraordinary beauty. Since Tolstoy's widow has extensive connections both in the USSR and abroad, the case receives a wide resonance, the most serious forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are involved in the investigation, the Interior Minister Shchelokov personally monitors the progress of the investigation.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, mystery, power, corruption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
mystery
power
corruption
class
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild