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'{{PP|small=yes}} {{short description|2021 Russian action film}} {{distinguish|Major Grom|Major Grom (2017 film)}} {{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Major Grom: Plague Doctor | image = Major Grom- Plague Doctor poster.jpg | alt = | caption = English-language theatrical release poster | director = Oleg Trofim | producer = {{Plainlist| * Artyom Gabrelyanov ([[:ru:Габрелянов, Артём Арамович|ru]]) * Michael Kitaev * Olga Filipuk * Roman Kotkov * Evgeniy Eronin }} | writer = {{Plainlist| * Artyom Gabrelyanov * Roman Kotkov * Evgeniy Eronin * Vladimir Besedin * Aleksandr Kim * Valentina Tronova * Nikolay Titov }} | based_on = {{Based on|''[[Major Grom]]''|Artyom Gabrelyanov|Evgeny Fedotov}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Tikhon Zhiznevsky * Lyubov Aksyonova * [[Aleksei Maklakov]] * Aleksandr Seteykin * Sergei Goroshko * Dmitry Chebotarev * Mikhail Evlanov * Oleg Chugunov }} | music = Roman Seliverstov | cinematography = Maxim Zhukov | editing = {{Plainlist| * Yuriy Karikh * Aleksandr Puzyryov }} | studio = {{Plainlist| * [[Bubble Studios]] * [[KinoPoisk|KinoPoisk HD]] }} | distributor = {{plainlist | * [[The Walt Disney Company CIS|Walt Disney Studios]] * [[Netflix]] (International) }} | released = {{Film date|2021|04|01|[[Russia]]|ref1=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/1109271/ |title=Premiere in Russia |language=Russian |work=[[KinoPoisk]]}}</ref>}} | runtime = 137 minutes | country = Russia | language = {{plainlist | * Russian * English }} | budget = {{plainlist| * {{RUB}}640 million }} | gross = {{plainlist| * {{RUB}}316.8 million<ref>[https://ekinobilet.fond-kino.ru/films/detail/111004121/ Box Office], [[Russian Cinema Fund]]'s Analytics (RCFA)</ref> * $4.4 million (Worldwide)<ref name=BOM>{{cite BOM|id=7601480 |title=Major Grom: Plague Doctor (2021) |accessdate=May 5, 2021}}</ref> }} | border = }} '''''Major Grom: Plague Doctor''''' ({{lang-ru|Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор}}) is a 2021 Russian action film directed by Oleg Trofim, based on the comic book series of the [[Major Grom|same name]] by the Russian publisher [[Bubble Comics]], created by Artyom Gabrelyanov.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/06/a-detective-hunts-a-costumed-vigilante-in-major-grom-plague-doctor-trailer/ |title=A detective hunts a costumed vigilante in Major Grom: Plague Doctor trailer |last=Ouellette |first=Jennifer |date=2020-05-06 |work=[[Ars Technica]] |accessdate=2021-03-28}}</ref> It is the second film adapted from Bubble Comics, as well as the first [[feature film|feature-length film]] based on a Russian comic.<ref name="meshcheryakova">{{cite news|last=Meshcheryakova |first=Olga |title=Вышел тизер первого фильма по российским комиксам |trans-title=Teaser of the first film based on Russian comics was released |url=https://rg.ru/2017/10/01/na-comic-con-pokazali-tizer-pervogo-filma-po-rossijskim-komiksam.html |accessdate=2017-10-01 |work=[[Russian Gazette]] |date=2017-10-01}}</ref> Prior to that, the studio had released the [[short film]] ''[[Major Grom (2017 film)|Major Grom]]''.<ref name="kinobusiness">{{cite web|url=http://www.kinobusiness.com/interview/v-blizhayshie-gody-o-kinovselennoy-bubble-zagovoryat-vo-vsem-mire-poverte/ |title=В ближайшие годы о киновселенной BUBBLE заговорят во всем мире, поверьте! |trans-title=In the coming years, the BUBBLE cinematic universe will be talked about all over the world, believe me! |publisher=Kinobusiness.com |date=2016-10-27 |accessdate=2017-03-12}}</ref> It stars Tikhon Zhiznevsky in the lead role, alongside Lyubov Aksyonova, [[Aleksei Maklakov]], Aleksandr Seteykin, Sergei Goroshko, and Dmitry Chebotarev. The film is set in [[Saint Petersburg]] and tells the story of police major Igor Grom, an honest and skilled cop with unconventional methods, who pursues a [[vigilante]] murderer in the mask of a [[plague doctor]]. A teaser for the film was first screened on 30 September 2017 at the [[IgroMir#2017|IgroMir]] / [[Comic-Con Russia]] 2017,<ref name="meshcheryakova"/> after which the project faced difficulties in production for some time—the team was disbanded and reassembled, and the concept of the film was redone from scratch. Three years later, a full-fledged trailer was presented at the Comic Con Russia 2020, with a tentative release date.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ammosov, Alexander |title="Майор Гром" выйдет в прокат в апреле 2021 года |trans-title=''Major Grom'' will be released in April 2021 |url=https://www.igromania.ru/news/98510/Mayor_Grom_vyydet_v_prokat_v_aprele_2021_goda.html |publisher=[[Igromania]] |date=2020-10-04 |accessdate=2020-10-04 |lang=ru}}</ref><ref name="tass_1apr">{{cite news |title=Премьеру российского фильма "Майор Гром" перенесли на 1 апреля |trans-title=Premiere of the Russian film ''Major Grom'' was postponed to April 1, 2021 |url=https://tass.ru/kultura/10471597 |accessdate=2021-02-25 |work=[[TASS]] |date=2021-01-15}}</ref> ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' had its premiere on 25 March 2021 in St. Petersburg. The online premiere took place on 5 May 2021 on [[KinoPoisk|KinoPoisk HD]] and [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bashurina |first=Evgeniya |title=Netflix купил российский фильм "Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор" |trans-title=Netflix bought Russian film ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' |url=https://www.forbes.ru/newsroom/forbeslife/428651-netflix-kupil-rossiyskiy-film-mayor-grom-chumnoy-doktor |accessdate=2021-05-05 |work=[[Forbes (Russia)|Forbes]] |date=2021-05-05}}</ref><ref name="Online">{{cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2021/05/06/film-major-grom-chumnoj-doktor-vyshel-na-netflix-i-kinopoiske-odnovremenno.html |title=Фильм "Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор" вышел на Netflix и КиноПоиске одновременно |trans-title=The movie ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' was released on Netflix and KinoPoisk simultaneously |first=Susanna |last=Alperina |publisher=[[Russian Gazette]] |date=2021-05-06 |accessdate=2021-05-08}}</ref> ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' was generally assessed by critics moderately positively: the general high quality of the work was noted, but at the same time, it was scolded for the clichéd and unoriginal plot. Some observers have claimed that the film aims a reproachful message towards the [[Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia|Russian opposition]] and praise for the police,<ref>{{cite web|last=Gimashev |first=Linar |title=Обзор фильма "Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор". Герои против оппозиции |trans-title=Review of the film ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor''. Heroes against oppositionm |url=https://pluggedin.ru/openreview/obzor-filyma-mayor-grom:-chumnoy-doktor-geroi-protiv-oppozicii-498 |publisher=PluggedIn |date=2021-03-31 |lang=ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gugnin |first=Efim |title=Лёд под ногами "Майора Грома": Можем ли мы смотреть кино в отрыве от политики? |trans-title=Ice under the feet of ''Major Grom'': Can we watch movies in isolation from politics? |url=https://www.film.ru/articles/led-pod-nogami-mayora-groma-mozhem-li-my-smotret-kino-v-otryve-ot-politiki |publisher=[[Film.ru]] |date=2021-04-12 |lang=ru}}</ref> but not all reviewers agreed with this opinion;<ref name="MirF">{{cite web|last=Peklo |first=Yevgeny |title="Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор": Петербург как русский Готэм |trans-title=''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'': Petersburg as Russian Gotham |url=https://www.mirf.ru/kino/major-grom-chumnoj-doktor/ |publisher=[[Mir Fantastiki|World of Speculative Fiction]] |date=2021-03-31 |lang=ru}}</ref><ref name="Igromania">{{cite web|last=Shepelev |first=Dmitry |title=Обзор фильма "Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор". Бэтмент навсегда |trans-title=Review of the film ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor''. Batment Forever |url=https://www.igromania.ru/article/31635/Obzor_filma_Mayor_Grom_Chumnoy_Doktor._Byetment_navsegda.html |publisher=[[Igromania]] |date=2021-04-04 |lang=ru}}</ref> the authors themselves have denied these allegations in several interviews.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kataev |first=Denis |title="Безусловно, есть политический контекст". Режиссёр "Майора Грома" объясняет, почему Навальный — не Чумной Доктор, Дуров — прототип злодея, а протест все обострил |trans-title="There is definitely a political context". The director of ''Major Grom'' explains why Navalny is not the Plague Doctor, Pavel Durov is the prototype of the villain, and the protest aggravated everything |url=https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/vechernee_shou/major_grom-528398/ |publisher=[[Dozhd]] |date=2021-04-18 |lang=ru}}</ref> The film failed at the box office, collecting only 328 million rubles in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], with a budget of 640 million rubles,<ref name="КМ">{{cite web|title=МАЙОР ГРОМ: ЧУМНОЙ ДОКТОР: кассовые сборы, о фильме |trans-title=''MAJOR GROM: PLAGUE DOCTOR'': box office, about the film |url=https://www.kinometro.ru/release/card/id/39947|website=Film Distributor Bulletin |accessdate=2021-04-16 |lang=ru}}</ref> but it proved popular on Netflix and Kinopoisk HD.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mosenko |first=Larisa |title="Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор" возглавил список самых популярных фильмов Netflix в России |trans-title=''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' tops the list of the most watched Netflix films in Russia |url=https://kg-portal.ru/comments/96469-major-grom-chumnoj-doktor-vozglavil-spisok-samyh-populjarnyh-filmov-netflix-v-rossii/|website=kg-portal.ru |date=2021-05-09 |lang=ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ammosov |first=Alexander |title="Майор Гром" возглавил топ просмотров "КиноПоиск HD" в мае |trans-title=''Major Grom'' topped the top views of "KinoPoisk HD" in May |url=https://www.igromania.ru/news/105680/Mayor_Grom_vozglavil_top_prosmotrov_KinoPoisk_HD_v_mae.html|publisher=[[Igromania]]|date=2021-06-03|lang=ru}}</ref> ==Plot== St. Petersburg Police [[Major Grom#Major Igor Grom|Major Igor Grom]] is chasing three bank robbers dressed in red sports suits and disguised as villainous [[ice hockey|hockey]] players from the popular Soviet cartoon ''[[:ru:Шайбу! Шайбу! (мультфильм)|Puck! Puck!]]''. He catches them, while causing significant property damage, and gets reprimanded by his superior, General Fedor Prokopenko. Soon after, the trial of "rich boy" Kirill Grechkin begins; he is accused of fatally hitting a girl with his car. Despite the evidence against him, Grechkin is unexpectedly acquitted, and the brother of the deceased, Lyosha Makarov, suspects the court of corruption. IT millionaire Sergei Razumovsky, founder of the social network Vmeste, and his friend Oleg Volkov, who grew up in the same orphanage as the deceased girl, are also outraged by the court's decision. At the same time, videos of the Plague Doctor appear on the internet—an avenger in a mask and a combat suit, armed with bombs and flamethrowers, who promises to "cleanse" the city of scoundrels. The Doctor burns Kirill Grechkin to death in his car. After the murder, Oleg comes to Razumovsky and confesses that he was the Doctor. Razumovsky is dissatisfied, but hesitates to turn his friend in to the authorities. Grom, who witnessed the murder, is trying to investigate it and find the Doctor, who is now considered by many to be a hero. [[Federal Security Service|FSB]] officer Evgeny Strelkov, who arrives from Moscow to capture the Doctor, removes the major from the case. Instead, Grom and his new trainee, Dima Dubin, are sent to deal with the theft of twelve refrigerators. However, contrary to their official assignment, the two continue to investigate the Doctor's case, having received a tip from Grom's informant and unsuccessfully trying to knock information out of people associated with the criminal world. In the meantime, Grom saves a girl from thugs, but she turns out to be journalist and blogger Yulia Pchelkina, who staged the attack in order to get close to the major and obtain information about the Plague Doctor case for her blog. Meanwhile, the Doctor accumulates new victims: the head of a bank that defrauded depositors and the owner of a polluting landfill, along with the latter's entire family. The fact of the murder of innocent members of the landfill owner's family makes many peaceful protesters disillusioned with the Doctor's "mission". Dubin puts forward the theory that the next appearance of the Doctor should be expected at the opening of a casino where all of St. Petersburg "cream of society" will gather. Grom infiltrates the opening party, where he meets Pchelkina and Razumovsky. Instead of the real Doctor, however, only his followers appear, wanting to rob the rich. Sergei Razumovsky tries to prevent the violence and dissuade them with money, but a fight ensues, in which Grom and a number of FSB officers capture the bandits. Grom is subsequently forced to resign from the police by Strelkov. Despite his dismissal, he continues his investigation and learns about Razumovsky's childhood in the orphanage, and that he used to draw birds that looked like the Doctor's mask. Back at the casino, Pchelkina had told the major about Razumovsky's contract with Holt International, a company engaged in high-tech weapon development. It was Holt International that created the Plague Doctor's costume and equipment. Grom directly accuses Razumovsky of being the Plague Doctor. Sergei suddenly realizes that the accusation is true: "Oleg" was his [[Dissociative identity disorder|secondary personality]] (Grom points out that according to official documents, the real Oleg Volkov died in the [[Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war|war in Syria]] a year before). His dark side takes over; he knocks Grom out with a blow to the head, puts the Doctor's suit on him, and tosses him near the site of his next murder. The police grab Grom, and Strelkov now believes that Igor is the Doctor. Dubin and Pchelkina help Grom escape from custody and he goes on the hunt for the Doctor. Meanwhile, the vigilante publishes a new video: he calls on all his followers to fill the streets and lynch anyone they consider to be a villain. Spontaneous pogroms begin in the city. Razumovsky confesses to Igor that in this way, he wants to get rid of not only corrupt officials and rich people, but also his followers, whom he considers to be immoral imitators and misfits; in his opinion, the state will be forced to send troops and kill them, and Razumovsky will subsequently be able to create a "new Petersburg". A fight breaks out between Grom and Razumovsky, in which the Doctor almost wins, but Dubin and Pchelkina come to Grom's rescue. Razumovsky is neutralized, and Pchelkina reveals that she recorded his boasting speech, including his nefarious plans. Grom declares to the Doctor that he also sees problems in the country, but considers unacceptable to solve them by means of mass murder. Meanwhile, the pogroms quickly subside when football fans, led by Grom's informant, act against the rioters, and Lyosha Makarov, who participated in them, is planning to kill the corrupt judge who released Grechkin. When his grandchildren visit him, however, Lyosha realizes that he is incapable of committing the murder, and spares him. FSB officer Strelkov claims all credit for the apprehension of the Plague Doctor, while Grom is content to spend time with his new friends. In a mid-credits scene, Razumovsky is shown in a mental institution. His "dark side" speaks to him, telling him that "they" will soon be free. In a post-credits scene, Oleg Volkov is shown in a militant camp in Syria: it turns out that he is still alive, and he watches his friend Razumovsky's capture on television. ==Cast and characters== * {{ill|Tikhon Zhiznevsky|ru|Жизневский, Тихон Игоревич}} as major [[Major Grom#Major Igor Grom|Igor Grom]], a police detective with the [[Saint Petersburg Police]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bubble.ru/en/characters/115-igor-grom |title=Igor Grom |work=[[Bubble Comics]]}}</ref> * {{ill|Lyubov Aksyonova|ru|Аксёнова, Любовь Павловна}} as [[Major Grom#Julia Pchelkina|Yulia Pchelkina]], a blogger and journalist<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moviecomicswhoswho.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/yulia-pchelkina/ |title=Yulia Pchelkina |work=Who’s Who In Comic Book Movies |date=June 14, 2020 |accessdate=March 28, 2021}}</ref> * [[Aleksei Maklakov]] as Inspector Fedor Prokopenko, Igor Grom's boss<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moviecomicswhoswho.wordpress.com/2020/06/18/fedor-ivanovich-prokopenko/ |title=Fedor Ivanovich Prokopenko |work=Who’s Who In Comic Book Movies |date=June 18, 2020 |accessdate=March 28, 2021}}</ref> * Aleksandr Seteykin as [[Major Grom#Dima Dubin|Dima Dubin]], a trainee at the [[Police of the Russian Federation]], Igor Grom's partner<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moviecomicswhoswho.wordpress.com/2020/06/16/dmitry-evgenievich-dima-dubin/ |title=Dmitry Evgenievich "Dima" Dubin |work=Who’s Who In Comic Book Movies |date=June 16, 2020 |accessdate=March 28, 2021}}</ref> * Sergei Goroshko as [[Major Grom#Sergey Razumovsky|Sergei Razumovsky]] / [[Major Grom#The Plague Doctor|The Plague Doctor]], a billionaire philanthropist, creator of the "Vmeste" social network * Dmitry Chebotarev as Oleg Volkov, childhood friend and bodyguard of Razumovsky * {{ill|Mikhail Evlanov|ru|Евланов, Михаил Михайлович}} as Evgeny Strelkov, a [[Federal Security Service]] officer assigned from Moscow to investigate the Plague Doctor case * {{ill|Kyivstoner|ru|Киевстонер}} (Albert Vasiliev<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ирина Соснина |title=В Тернополе ночной клуб могут закрыть из-за концерта участника "Грибов" |url=https://kp.ua/culture/622757-v-ternopole-nochnoi-klub-mohut-zakryt-yz-za-kontserta-uchastnyka-hrybov |publisher=kp.ua |date=2018-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Елена Юрченко |title="Грибы": в чем секрет украинской группы, из-за которой дерутся жены олигархов |url=https://kp.ua/culture/571480-hryby-sekret-ukraynskoi-hruppy-yz-za-kotoroi-derutsia-zheny-olyharkhov |publisher=kp,ua |language=ru |date=2017-03-30}}</ref>) as Booster Ignat, Grom's informant and leader of the gang of football fans * {{ill|Oleg Chugunov|ru|Чугунов, Олег Вячеславович}} as Aleksei 'Lyosha' Makarov, a boy from an orphanage * Anton Bogdanov as "The Leader", one of the bank robbers * Nikita Kologrivy as "The Psycho", one of the bank robbers * Oisel More Despaigne as "The Brute", one of the bank robbers * Yuri Nasonov as Kirill Grechkin,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moviecomicswhoswho.wordpress.com/2020/06/20/kirill-vsevolodovich-grechkin/ |title=Kirill Vsevolodovich Grechkin |work=Who’s Who In Comic Book Movies |date=June 20, 2020 |accessdate=March 28, 2021}}</ref> a "rich boy" and a son of a billionaire * Anna Nevskaya as Olga Isaeva, head of RosGarantBank * Yuri Vaksman as Philipp Zilchenko, owner of the landfill * Vitaly Khaev as Albert Bekhtiev, entrepreneur, owner of the Golden Dragon casino * Yulia Pashruta as Anna Terebkina, a news presenter * [[Vitaly Milonov]] ([[cameo appearance]]) [[File:Жизневский Тихон Игоревич.jpg|thumb|180px|Tikhon Zhiznevsky, who portrays Major Grom]] The filmmakers tried to use less famous actors, because they did not like the situation in which the same actors play in many different films.<ref name="Кинопоиск">{{cite web|author=Реутова, Ксения|title=«Майор Гром»: Как снимают первый российский кинокомикс|url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/article/4000362/|website=[[КиноПоиск]]|date=2020-02-02}}</ref> [[Bubble Comics|Bubble]] had difficulties with the casting — in particular, with the selection of an actor for the role of the main character, Igor Grom. Alexander Gorbatov, the performer of the role of Grom in the [[Major Grom (2017 film)|short film]], did not return to the role, since he was not interested in the project, actively argued with the film team, and also put forward a demand to postpone the shooting for a year and a half, which was impossible for Bubble.<ref name="Переделка">{{cite web|author=Александр Стрепетилов|title=Как и почему переделали «Майора Грома»? Главное из интервью с авторами|url=https://www.mirf.ru/news/kak-i-pochemu-peredelali-majora-groma-glavnoe-iz-intervyu-s-avtorami/|website=[[Мир фантастики]]|date=2021-04-15}}</ref> The search for a new actor for the main role took a whole year: “And we could not even imagine that it was so difficult to find a tall handsome man with intelligence in his eyes in Russia” — such a commentary was given by the screenwriter and producer Roman Kotkov.<ref name="Кинопоиск"/> Initially, it was planned to take Yuri Borisov to replace Gorbatov, but an accidentally caught photo of actor Tikhon Zhiznevsky on [[Instagram]] forced the studio to reconsider its plans, so Zhiznevsky was invited to the casting, as a result of which he was approved for the role of Grom.<ref name="Переделка"/> For the role, Zhiznevsky had to lose 10 kilograms,<ref name="April">{{cite web|title=«Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор»|url=http://www.aprilclubnews.com/content/films/2128-major-grom-chumnoj-doktor|publisher=April Club Games|date=2021-03-24}}</ref> as well as undergo serious physical training in order to look more athletic.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Bubble Studios]]|title=<nowiki>Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор | Тренировки и трюки </nowiki>|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqRs-5owVDs&ab_channel=BubbleComicsBubbleComics%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE|website=[[YouTube]]|date=2021-02-23}}</ref> He worked with coaches in [[Moscow]] and [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], and coaches in both cities had to agree on a training plan. Zhiznevsky tried to make his form to be like the one actor [[Brad Pitt]] had in the movie ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'': he had a lean and muscular physique.<ref>{{cite web|last=Васильева|first=Наталья|title=«Мне было стыдно, что я этим занимаюсь» Актер Тихон Жизневский — о реакции на свои роли, лазуритах Саши Петрова и спорах с девушкой|url=https://iz.ru/1144722/natalia-vasileva/mne-bylo-stydno-chto-ia-etim-zanimaius|publisher=[[Известия]]|date=2021-04-01}}</ref> Dmitry Chebotarev, another actor who took part in the film and who had known Zhiznevsky for a long time, recalls that he and many of Tikhon's other acquaintances would never have thought that Zhiznevsky would be able to suit well the character of Major Grom, since he was never tough and his roles were mainly romantic.<ref name="Чеботарёв">{{cite web|author=[[Bubble Studios]]|title=<nowiki>Дмитрий Чеботарев | Про театр, семью и "Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор" | Bubble Подкаст СО СПОЙЛЕРАМИ</nowiki>|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHazbthGZpk&ab_channel=BubbleComics|website=[[YouTube]]|date=2021-04-10}}</ref> For the role of Sergei Razumovsky, the theater actor Sergei Goroshko was chosen. At the auditions for the role of Razumovsky, the actors were asked to portray both personalities of the character: while the actor was acting out one "side" of the character, the lines of the second were read by another person. Goroshko played both personalities at once, like [[Gollum]] from the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]], which surprised the producers and screenwriters.<ref name="Горошко 2">{{cite web|last=Афонин|first=Сергей|title=«Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор». Сергей Горошко о сцене после титров, съемках после оргии и роли Чумного Доктора|url=http://geekcity.ru/major-grom-chumnoj-doktor-sergej-goroshko-o-scene-posle-titrov-semkax-posle-orgii-i-roli-chumnogo-doktora/|publisher=Geek City|date=2021-04-18}}</ref> It was assumed that the actor for the role of Razumovsky would be the most difficult to find, but Goroshko was taken immediately, despite the fact that he was only the third or fourth actor on the list of applicants.<ref name="Белик">{{cite web|last=Белик|first=Ольга|title=Брови и шаверма: Что мы узнали о фильме «Майор Гром: Чумной доктор»|url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/article/3419390/|publisher=[[КиноПоиск]]|date=2019-10-08|lang=ru}}</ref> In order to convincingly play the character, Goroshko got himself a notebook, where he compiled a complete biography of the character from his birth to the events after the film in all details, partly taking information from the comics and directly from his scriptwriters, partly thinking out on his own.<ref name="Горошко">{{cite web|author=[[Bubble Comics]]|title=<nowiki>Сергей Горошко | Творческий путь, театр и "Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор" | Bubble Подкаст со спойлерами</nowiki>|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_shFpVWbBLo&ab_channel=BubbleComics|website=[[YouTube]]|date=2021-04-17}}</ref><ref name="zeitnotinfo.ru"/> For the sake of the role, Goroshko lost 15 kilograms. To help him with the diet, special meals were bought him.<ref name="zeitnotinfo.ru"/> The voice of the Plague Doctor in the mask is a overlapping of the voices of Dmitry Chebotarev and Sergei Goroshko.<ref name="Чеботарёв"/> There were disputes in the creative group about who exactly should play the Plague Doctor under the mask — Dmitry Chebotaryov or Sergey Goroshko, but Goroshko convinced the team that he should be wearing the mask. Even the poster depicting the Plague Doctor depicts Sergei Goroshko in a suit.<ref name="Горошко 2"/> For conspiracy purposes, five copies of the Plague Doctor costume were made, and in some scenes it was worn by different actors to hide its identity even from the film crew.<ref name="zeitnotinfo.ru">{{cite web|title=Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор. Подробности о создании фильма|url=https://zeitnotinfo.ru/major-grom-chumnoj-doktor-podrobnosti-o-sozdanii-filma/|website=zeitnotinfo.ru|date=2021-03-22|lang=ru}}</ref> Actor Dmitry Chebotarev auditioned for both Igor Grom and Oleg, and, according to the producers, both auditions were successful, but he was better able to show the "mysteriousness", which is why he was taken on the role of Oleg Volkov.<ref name="Чеботарёв"/> Chebotarev was the only actor from the main cast who did not have to change his appearance in any way for filming.<ref name="April"/> While working on the character study of Oleg, Chebotarev studied not only comics, but also [[fan art]].<ref name="zeitnotinfo.ru"/> Lyubov Aksyonova was cast for the role of Yulia Pchelkina. The actress immediately asked the creators to pay enough attention to her character.<ref name="Белик" /> Alexander Seteikin was taken on the role of Dima Dubin, as the director saw in the actor the qualities of the character — he describes Dubin as "modest, a little shy, but talented and bright".<ref name="zeitnotinfo.ru"/> Gabrelyanov insisted that [[Alexey Maklakov]] play the role of Fyodor Prokopenko, and at the audition, the creative team agreed with his decision.<ref name="zeitnotinfo.ru"/> [[Kyivstoner]] was approved for the role of Booster Ignat, Grom's informant, due to his flamboyant charisma.<ref name="xyz">{{cite web|author=XYZ|title=Как снимали «Майор Гром» — режиссёр Олег Трофим об операторской работе, монтаже и CGI|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHWZ8CdV-y4&ab_channel=XYZ|website=[[YouTube]]|date=2021-04-22}}</ref> Almost all of Kyivstoner's dialogue was improvised — he had lines written in the barren style, but "revived" them, improvising at his own.<ref name="КиноТВ">{{cite web|author=Телеканал КиноТВ|title=«Майор Гром»: создатели фильма про съёмочный ад, баню с Милоновым и «Игру Престолов»|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzdMrcn9ZQ&ab_channel=%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%9A%D0%98%D0%9D%D0%9E%D0%A2%D0%92|website=[[YouTube]]|date=2021-04-01}}</ref><ref name="April"/> Mikhail Yevlanov, the performer of the role of the FSB officer Evgeny Strelkov, was told by the director was guided by the picture ''The Prophecy of Ezekiel'' by artist [[Jacek Malczewski]].<ref name="zeitnotinfo.ru"/> ==Production== ===Development=== [[File:Владимир_Беседин,_Артём_Габрелянов_с_постерами_и_Олег_Чугунов._Презентация_фильма_Майор_Гром._Чумной_Доктор.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Vladimir Besedin, Artyom Gabrelyanov, and Oleg Chugunov during the film's presentation at [[IgroMir]]/[[Comic-Con Russia|Comic-Con]] 2017]] Representatives of [[Bubble Studios]] have repeatedly stated that the short film [[Major Grom (2017 film)|''Major Grom'' (2017)]] will be a test project before filming a full-length movie, which, if successful, would be followed by adaptations of other Bubble comics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kinobusiness.com/interview/v-blizhayshie-gody-o-kinovselennoy-bubble-zagovoryat-vo-vsem-mire-poverte/ |title=В ближайшие годы о киновселенной BUBBLE заговорят во всем мире, поверьте! |language=Russian |trans-title=In the coming years, the BUBBLE movie universe will be talked about all over the world, believe me! |last=Gabrelyanov |first=Artyom |date=27 October 2016 |publisher=Kinobusiness.com |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemafia.ru/posts/731/ |title=Майор Гром: со страниц комиксов на киноэкран |language=Russian |trans-title=Major Grom: from the comic book pages to the movie screen |last=Rudich |first=Kseniya |date=16 November 2016 |publisher=Cinemafia.ru |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> The film's plot recounts the struggle of "Major Grom" with a serial killer hiding under the mask of a [[plague doctor]], which is the main story arc of the original comic book. In the scenario itself, the leaders of [[Bubble Studios]] plan to leave about 80% of the plot of the original story and add 20% of new content.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kanobu.ru/articles/major-grom-glavnoe-sobyitie-comic-con-russia-2016-369745/ |title=Превью фильма "Майор Гром" по комиксам Bubble |language=Russian |trans-title=Preview of the film ''Major Grom'' on comics Bubble |last=Boguslavskiy |first=Nikita |date=2 October 2016 |publisher=Kanobu.ru |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> It was stated that Bubble Studios plans to attract American actors to the project, film it in English, and launch it internationally, but with a focus on the Western market.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/article/2897626/ |title="Майор Гром": Отечественный Бэтмен без плаща и бэтмобиля |language=Russian |trans-title=''Major Grom'': Domestic Batman without a cloak and a Batmobile |last=Fedorov |first=Aleksandr |date=17 February 2017 |work=[[KinoPoisk]] |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://life.ru/p/918240 |title=Комиксы из России в мировом прокате: как "Майор Гром" будет покорять Китай и США |language=Russian |trans-title=Worldwide comics from Russia: how ''[[Major Grom (2017 film)|Major Grom]]'' will conquer China and the USA |last=Panfilova |first=Anna |date=17 October 2016 |work=[[Life (news agency, Russia)|Life]] |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> [[File:IgroMir 2017 011.jpg|thumb|180px|The short film ''Major Grom'' was shown at [[Comic-Con Russia|Comic-Con]] 2017]] While the first teaser was released in September 2017, there was no news about production. Like in the [[Major Grom (2017 film)|short film]], to shoot the car chase scenes, the producers closed entire blocks in the city center of [[Saint Petersburg]]. Alternative routes for public traffic were developed. Especially for the film, the production team redesigned the look of the [[Russian police]] and developed a new, unique service uniform, service cars, and equipment. ===Filming=== [[Principal photography]] took place in September 2019; it was announced that the film was in the shooting stage on the streets of Saint Petersburg and was filmed by director Oleg Trofim. The first glimpse of the project included various details from the production, which were revealed to [[Comic-Con Russia|Russian Comic-Con]] critics in October 2019. Production was completed in December 2019. ==Release== ===Marketing=== After the initial publicity in 2017, there was no new information about the film for two years. On 5 October 2019, continuation of work on the film was announced at [[IgroMir]] / [[Comic-Con Russia]]. It was announced that the director had been replaced, and instead of Vladimir Besedin, Oleg Trofim was at the helm of the production. The role of Major Grom also changed from [[Major Grom (2017 film)#Cast|Aleksander Gorbatov]] ([[:ru:Горбатов, Александр (актёр)|ru]]) to Tikhon Zhiznevsky ([[:ru:Жизневский, Тихон Игоревич|ru]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moviecomicswhoswho.wordpress.com/2020/06/12/igor-konstantinovich-grom/ |title=Igor Konstantinovich Grom |work=Who’s Who In Comic Book Movies |date=June 12, 2020 |accessdate=March 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dtf.ru/cinema/73627-avtory-filma-mayor-grom-chumnoy-doktor-smenili-ispolnitelya-glavnoy-roli-i-obyavili-novyy-akterskiy-sostav |title=Авторы фильма "Майор Гром: Чумной доктор" сменили исполнителя главной роли и объявили новый актёрский состав |language=Russian |trans-title=The authors of the film ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' changed the lead role and announced a new cast |last=Ilyasov |first=Daniil |date=5 October 2019 |publisher=DTF.RU |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> Additionally, significant changes had been made to the script.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/technology/articles/2019/10/05/812934-kinokomiks |title="Яндекс" и Артем Габрелянов снимут кинокомикс о майоре полиции |language=Russian |trans-title=[[Yandex]] and Artyom Gabrelyanov will remove film comic about police major |last=Istomina |first=Mariya |date=5 October 2019 |work=[[Vedomosti]] |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> A teaser for the film was first shown on 30 September 2017 at the [[IgroMir]] / [[Comic-Con Russia]] festival.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Meshcheryakova|first=Olga|date=1 October 2017|title=Вышел тизер первого фильма по российским комиксам|language=Russian|trans-title=Teaser of the first film on Russian comics released|work=[[Rossiyskaya Gazeta]]|url=https://rg.ru/2017/10/01/na-comic-con-pokazali-tizer-pervogo-filma-po-rossijskim-komiksam.html|access-date=1 October 2017}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] began in August 2017 and stopped in September 2019. Filming resumed in [[Saint Petersburg]] and the film was initially planned to go on screen in 2019. However, in October of that year, it was announced that the film would not be released on the due date. Filming was completed in December 2019. The official first trailer was released on 27 May 2020, a day after Saint Petersburg's anniversary celebrations.<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 May 2020|title=Официальный трейлер|language=Russian|trans-title=Bubble Studios presents the first official trailer of ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor''.|work=[[Bubble Comics]]|url=https://www.xn--d1ajeffgcbssd1c.xn--80asehdb/|accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> It became known that [[Yandex]] would act as a strategic partner, receiving exclusive rights to online display on the [[KinoPoisk]] platform once the film is released.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://regnum.ru/news/2739447.html |title="Яндекс" и "КиноПоиск" поддержат кинокомикс "Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор" |language=Russian |trans-title=Yandex and KinoPoisk will support the film plague ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' |last= |first= |date=5 October 2019 |work=[[REGNUM News Agency]] |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> ===Telegram=== Echoing a scene from the film trailer where the Plague Doctor incites protesters against corruption and lawlessness in Russia to release paper airplanes on the street at 9:00&nbsp;pm,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vc.ru/flood/36804-telegram-predlozhil-rossiyanam-ustroit-akciyu-i-vypustit-bumazhnye-samoletiki-iz-okna |title=Telegram предложил россиянам устроить акцию и выпустить бумажные самолётики из окна |language=Russian |trans-title=Telegram invited the Russians to arrange an action and release paper airplanes from the window |last=Frolov |first=Andrey |date=22 April 2018 |publisher=vc.ru |accessdate=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://daily.afisha.ru/news/16354-telegram-predlozhil-polzovatelyam-zapustit-bumazhnye-samoletiki-v-podderzhku-svobodnogo-interneta/ |title=Telegram предложил пользователям запустить бумажные самолетики в поддержку свободного интернета |language=Russian |trans-title=Telegram invited users to launch paper planes in support of the free Internet |last=Masaltseva |first=Mariya |date=22 April 2018 |work=Afisha Daily |accessdate=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://medialeaks.ru/2304sda-st-durov-chumnoy-doktor/ |title=Павел Дуров — Чумной Доктор? Почему его акции сравнивают с действиями злодея из "Майора Грома" |language=Russian |trans-title=[[Pavel Durov]] – Plague Doctor? Why are his actions compared with the actions of the villain from "Major Grom" |last=Styopin |first=Dmitriy |date=23 April 2018 |work=Medialeaks |accessdate=29 May 2020}}</ref> entrepreneur [[Pavel Durov]] arranged a flash mob after [[Roskomnadzor]] blocked internet messenger [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]], encouraging people to release [[paper airplane]]s on the street at 7:00&nbsp;pm on 22 April 2018. On 22 April 2018, it was announced that the film would be released in October 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://life.ru/p/1110346 |title=Стала известна дата выхода фильма "Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор" |language=Russian |trans-title=The release date of the film ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' became known |last=Grigoryev |first=Andrey |date=22 April 2018 |work=[[Life (news agency, Russia)|Life]] |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> The planned budget was to be about 5 million US dollars.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rbc.ru/magazine/2017/04/58cfaec89a7947b5c9715c1f?from=detailed |title=Миллион для майора: можно ли заработать на российских супергероях |language=Russian |trans-title=Million for a major: is it possible to earn on Russian superheroes |last=Arkhangelskaya |first=Yelizaveta |date=29 March 2017 |work=[[RBK Group]] |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> The announcement was made as part of a campaign in support of [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://daily.afisha.ru/news/16367-sozdateli-mayora-groma-vospolzovalis-akciey-telegram-chtoby-obyavit-datu-vyhoda-filma/ |title=Создатели "Майора Грома" воспользовались акцией Telegram, чтобы объявить дату выхода фильма |language=Russian |trans-title=The creators of ''Major Grom'' used the Telegram campaign to announce the release date of the film |last=Ivanov |first=Svyatoslav |date=23 April 2018 |work=[[Afisha]] |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> ===Theatrical=== At the 2020 [[Comic-Con Russia]] on 4 October, an official trailer was presented and it was announced that the film would be released in April 2021.<ref name="Release">{{cite web |url=https://www.igromania.ru/news/98510/Mayor_Grom_vyydet_v_prokat_v_aprele_2021_goda.html |title="Майор Гром" выйдет в прокат в апреле 2021 года |language=Russian |trans-title=''Major Grom'' will be released in April 2021 |last=Ammosov |first=Alexander |date=October 4, 2020 |work=[[Igromania]] |accessdate=March 26, 2021}}</ref> ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' had a special screening on 26 March at the Aurora cinema in St. Petersburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tass.ru/kultura/10998859 |title=В Петербурге представили премьеру российского блокбастера "Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор" |language=Russian |trans-title=The premiere of the Russian blockbuster ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' was presented in St. Petersburg |last=Podervyanskaya |first=Aleksandra |work=[[TASS]] |date=March 26, 2021 |accessdate=March 30, 2021}}</ref> Its world premiere took place on 29 March at the Karo 11 October cinema center in [[Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thoughtsabout.ru/events/9897/ |title=В Москве состоялась премьера фильма "Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор". |language=Russian |trans-title=The premiere of the film ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' took place in Moscow. |work=ThoughtsAbout |accessdate=March 30, 2021}}</ref> It is scheduled to be theatrically released in the [[Russian Federation]] on 1 April 2021 by [[The Walt Disney Company CIS|Walt Disney Studios]]. ==Reception== ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' received mixed to positive reviews from Russian critics with review aggregator ''Kritikanstvo'' rating it 6,4/10 based on 39 reviews,<ref>[https://kritikanstvo.ru/movies/majorgromchumnojdoktor/ Рецензии на фильм Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор (2021), отзывы]</ref> while ''[[KinoPoisk]]'' reported a 71% critical approval rating based on 34 reviews.<ref>[https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/1109271/press/ Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор (2021)&nbsp;— критика]&nbsp;— КиноПоиск</ref> The movie was praised by ''[[Kanobu]]'',<ref>[https://kanobu.ru/articles/retsenziya-na-major-grom-chumnoj-doktor-ocherednyie-zaschitniki-ili-dostojnoe-nachalo-franshizyi-376295/ Рецензия на фильм «Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор» (2021) с Тихоном Жизневским] | Канобу</ref> ''[[Mir Fantastiki]]'',<ref>[https://www.mirf.ru/kino/major-grom-chumnoj-doktor-peterburg-kak-russkij-gotem/ «Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор»: Петербург как русский Готэм] | Мир фантастики и фэнтези</ref> ''[[Igromania]]'',<ref>[https://www.igromania.ru/article/31635/Obzor_filma_Mayor_Grom_Chumnoy_Doktor._Byetment_navsegda.html Обзор фильма «Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор». Бэтмент навсегда]&nbsp;— Игромания</ref> ''[[Rossiyskaya Gazeta]]'',<ref name="РГ">{{cite web|author=Сусанна Альперина|title=И грянул Гром... Как в одном фильме соединились кепка Жеглова, очки Шурика и призрак Джокера|url=https://rg.ru/2021/03/30/v-rossijskij-prokat-vyhodit-film-major-grom-chumnoj-doktor.html|publisher=[[Российская газета]]|date=2021-03-30|accessdate=2021-04-07|lang=ru}}</ref> [[TASS]],<ref>[https://tass.ru/opinions/11020627 «Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор»: каким получился русский супергерой]&nbsp;— ТАСС</ref> ''[[TJournal]]'',<ref>[https://tjournal.ru/tv/360216-iz-drugoy-rossii-kakim-poluchilsya-mayor-grom-chumnoy-doktor-pervyy-rossiyskiy-kinokomiks Из другой России: каким получился «Майор Гром: Чумной доктор»&nbsp;— первый российский кинокомикс]&nbsp;— Кино и сериалы на TJ</ref> DTF.ru,<ref>[https://dtf.ru/cinema/686292-mayor-grom-chumnoy-doktor-udachnyy-rossiyskiy-blokbaster-sdelannyy-po-vsem-kanonam-gollivuda «Майор Гром: Чумной доктор»&nbsp;— удачный российский блокбастер, сделанный по всем канонам Голливуда]&nbsp;— Кино и сериалы на DTF</ref> ''[[Elle Girl]]'',<ref>[https://www.ellegirl.ru/articles/stoit-li-smotret-maior-grom-chumnoi-doktor-recenziya-bez-spoilerov/ Стоит ли смотреть «Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор»: рецензия без спойлеров] | ELLEGIRL</ref> and ''[[RBK Group|RBK Daily]]''.<ref>[https://style.rbc.ru/impressions/6065e67d9a7947074f56a456 Есть ли шанс у российских комиксов и каким получился фильм «Майор Гром»] :: Впечатления :: РБК Стиль</ref> Others, like ''[[Afisha]]'',<ref>[https://daily.afisha.ru/cinema/19329-gorod-kotorogo-net-stanislav-zelvenskiy-o-filme-mayor-grom-chumnoy-doktor/ Рецензия на фильм Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор от Станислава Зельвенского]</ref> [[Film.ru]],<ref>[https://www.film.ru/articles/shaverma-patrul-recenziya-na-film-mayor-grom-chumnoy-doktor Шаверма-патруль: рецензия на фильм «Майор Гром: Чумной доктор»]</ref> and ''[[Time Out (magazine)|TimeOut Russia]]''<ref>[https://www.timeout.ru/artwork/mayor_grom_chumnoy_doktor/review Рецензия на фильм Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор] | Time Out</ref> published mixed reviews, while ''[[Nezavisimaya Gazeta]]'',<ref>[https://www.ng.ru/cinematograph/2021-03-30/7_8115_movie.html Майор Гром разоблачает Чумного доктора] / Независимая газета</ref> [[Mail.ru|Kino Mail.ru]],<ref>[https://kino.mail.ru/cinema/movies/920049_maior_grom_chumnoi_doktor/#review Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор (2021) Рецензия редакции]&nbsp;— Кино Mail.ru</ref> [[InterMedia]],<ref>[https://www.intermedia.ru/news/356829 Рецензия на фильм «Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор»: Бандитский Петербург]</ref> and ''[[Meduza]]'' were critical of the movie, and ''[[Kommersant]]'' published two conflicting reviews.<ref>[https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4751538 Бэтмент. На экраны выходит «Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор» Олега Трофима]&nbsp;— Газета Коммерсантъ №&nbsp;55 (7017) от 31.03.2021</ref><ref name="stepanov">[https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4731462#id2031722 Полицейская академия художеств]. Василий Степанов о «Майоре Громе: Чумном докторе», первой&nbsp;— и удачной&nbsp;— экранизации российского комикса&nbsp;— Weekend&nbsp;— Коммерсантъ</ref> Many critics praised the film for impressive visuals and the portrayal of a fictionalized version of Saint Petersburg, with an emphasis on the city's atmosphere. The acting, especially by Zhiznevsky and Aksyonova, was also met positively. However, many authors were uncomfortable with the movie's underlying message, which some believed to be anti-liberal and pro-police. ==See also== * ''[[Major Grom (2017 film)|Major Grom]]'', 2017 short superhero film ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Major Grom: The Plague Doctor}} * {{Official website|http://majorgrom.com/}} {{in lang|en}} * {{Netflix title}} * {{IMDb title|tt7601480}} {{Portal bar|Film|Russia|Speculative fiction|Crime|Comics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Major Grom: Plague Doctor}} [[Category:2021 films]] [[Category:Russian-language films]] [[Category:2020s superhero films]] [[Category:2021 crime action films]] [[Category:2020s vigilante films]] [[Category:Films based on Bubble Comics]] [[Category:Russian films]] [[Category:Russian superhero films]] [[Category:Russian crime action films]] [[Category:Russian vigilante films]] [[Category:2020s action adventure films]] [[Category:Russian action adventure films]] [[Category:Police detective films]] [[Category:Russian detective films]] [[Category:2020s police procedural films]] [[Category:Films set in Saint Petersburg]] [[Category:Films set in Russia]] [[Category:Films set in the 2020s]] [[Category:Films about police officers]] [[Category:Bubble Comics]] [[Category:Russian superheroes]] [[Category:Films shot in Saint Petersburg]] [[Category:Films directed by Oleg Trofim]]'