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Loop

1984 · 1 season

A sober, slow-burning Soviet detective procedural that grinds through bureaucratic shadows toward quiet institutional rot.

Created by
Oleg Goyda
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Starring
Leonid Filatov, Oleg Tabakov, Igor Vladimirov
Overview
The body of a young woman is found in a construction quarry. The deceased is Vera Topilina, secretary to the head of the Main Directorate, Menshutina. Moscow Criminal Investigation Department inspectors Vasilyev and Losev investigate the causes of the woman's death. Ultimately, the investigation leads the operatives to major players in the shadow economy.

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Created by
Oleg Goyda
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Starring
Leonid Filatov, Oleg Tabakov, Igor Vladimirov
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • corruption
  • mystery
  • justice
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
mystery, crime
Created by
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Written by
Arkadi Adamov
Starring
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Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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