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Shtemp

1991 · 92 min

A gritty undercover procedural that keeps you leaning in, watching a lone investigator navigate a shadowy criminal world with quiet, mounting pressure.

Directed by
Gennadiy Ivanov
Genres
Action
Starring
Anatoli Khostikoyev, Yelena Kolchugina, Aleksandr Berda
Overview
In an effort to expose the mafia resident, the criminal investigation inspector infiltrates the criminal environment and finds out who is hiding under the guise of one of his bosses.

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Directed by
Gennadiy Ivanov
Genres
Action
Starring
Anatoli Khostikoyev, Yelena Kolchugina, Aleksandr Berda
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 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
  • corruption
  • deception
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action
Directed by
Gennadiy Ivanov
Written by
Alexander Stashkov, Gennadiy Ivanov
Starring
Anatoli Khostikoyev, Yelena Kolchugina, Aleksandr Berda, Leonid Kulagin, Yuriy Osipov, Valentina Titova, Boris Bystrov, Nikita Prozorovsky
Runtime
92 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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