Fatherland

A grim, talky descent into compromise, watching a proud man slowly trade his principles for survival in a corrupt system.

Created by

Stas Ivanov

Genres

Drama

Starring

Evgeny Koryakovsky, Anna Zavtur, Anton Vasilyev

Overview

Anton Ebergard, a journalist famous for his cutting exposes on dirty public officials, is falling on hard times. His new book’s selling poorly; he was thrown out of his job in a prestigious newspaper. Anton’s daughter takes part in street protests and ends up behind bars. Money’s scarce: the bank is pressuring Anton who’s behind on his mortgage payments. To get a job as a publicity officer at a city council Anton has to go against his convictions. He warns the corrupt Mayor that the law enforcement’s planning to catch him red-handed when taking a bribe.

How it feels

Dark, cynical, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Corruption, morality, family, 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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