Defiant

A grim, slow-burning Soviet-era drama that immerses you in a world of criminal codes and personal devastation, leaving a heavy, unsettling aftertaste.

Created by

Станислав Титаренко

Genres

Drama

Starring

Alexander Pashkov, Evgeniy Tkachuk

Overview

1970s, USSR. 16-year-old Sonya, who lives like most of the Soviet youth, with faith in ideals and a bright future, suddenly faces the dark side of life. She falls in love with a young man named Sergei, who introduces her to another law, not the Soviet one, but the thieves' one. The law of thieves forces Sergei to betray his and Sonya's love. This law takes away Sledge's father, destroys his mother, brother, Sonya herself miraculously remains alive after Sergei buries her alive in the cemetery. Sonya escaped, but now she is driven by an indomitable desire to destroy this damned law of thieves. And she starts with Sergei...

How it feels

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

About

Betrayal, revenge, crime, love

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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

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