Another belated movie. If this film was shot in the 60-70s, it would be a stage, not only of cinema, but a stage in the life of the country, but shot in the late 80s is only a transition from production-party films to “black”. And this transition already took place earlier in the mid-80s and no one will be surprised not by self-exposing (the film was made by order of the Committee under the Central Committee of the CPSU on television and radio broadcasting), not by showing the merging of the party apparatus and crime, to achieve their goals. Unfortunately, this picture only states the facts of individuals in power, their goals, their feelings and characters, which in previous decades would have caused at least a wide discussion in collectives and society and could lead to a turning point in the state. During the release of the film, accidentally or intentionally, he rocked more and so half-sunk "boat" without giving a solution to salvation by changing.
On the cinematic side, the film is great. A good plot, with interesting twists, an explanation of the feelings and characters of the characters. The actors themselves perfectly justified the proposed characters, and there are no “provisov” in not one role, everything is integral and in business (the last surge in the art of the Soviet film actor). The director shot dynamically and compactly, without losing actors and the integrity of the narrative, wonderfully approving angles and scenography.
7 out of 10