I watched with my family at the cinema. It looks like a movie on the big screen.
It should be noted that Andrei Bogatyrev (director) ... I watched such interesting things as “Judas” (2013), “Red Ghost” (2020), the series “Vampires of the middle lane” (2021-), “The Legend of Sambo” (2022), “Baba Frost and the mystery of the New Year” (2023). It has its own style and atmosphere.
Those who missed the films à la Guy Ritchie or Tarantino or a soulful good western – the film will like. The general background of the narrative suffers a bit due to nonlinearity and the stretched (as in medium-handed series) storyline with Sophia. For my taste, this line was superfluous.
It would be much more tasty if there were mainly only a male community, so the degree of tension and dialogue component would shade.
In my opinion, Artem Tkachenko (a very predatory look) and Alexey Shevchenkov coped best with acting. Shevchenkov generally looked and played extremely organically. Trust him. A real convict with his code of honor. The film did not have a more detailed picture of the indigenous peoples. If this line worked better, it would be much more interesting. But overall, we weren't bored. It's worth seeing once.
And they filmed in picturesque places not only of the Khabarovsk Territory (Amur pillars, Bear Lake, Khektsir Ridge), but also in their favorite Karelia (Pitkyarant district).
The landscape is small, I wanted more. Andrei Bogatyrev himself starred in a small cameo director of the film studio.
I recommend waiting for quality in online cinemas and watching at home. In a cozy home environment. It's not bad. One careful time. 😎