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Siberian Education

2013 · 110 min

A gritty, slow-burning coming-of-age crime drama steeped in a closed criminal society, with a melancholic and tense atmosphere.

Directed by
Gabriele Salvatores
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
John Malkovich, Arnas Fedaravičius, Vilius Tumalavicius
Tagline
In the mid-1980s, a Siberian gang leader is exiled to a small town on the Ukrainian border where he teaches his grandson the “honest criminal” code.
Overview
The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.

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Directed by
Gabriele Salvatores
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
John Malkovich, Arnas Fedaravičius, Vilius Tumalavicius
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • crime
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
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Written by
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