The Major
Seen it?2013 | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Coffy, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
On a cold winter’s day Sergey Sobolev, a major at the local police office, is driving to the hospital where his wife is about to give birth to their child. High from happiness, he’s driving too fast and runs down a boy on a passage walk, who dies. Now the major has only two options: go to prison or conceal the crime. Sobolev decides to compromise with his conscience and calls on a colleague to help him out. But the case turns out to be messy and when Sobolev finally changes his mind and tries to make up for his deed, it’s already too late…
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yury Bykov
- Denis ShvedovSergey Sobolev
- Irina NizinaIrina Gutorova
- Yury BykovPavel Kroshunov - Pasha
- Boris NevzorovAleksey Pavlovich Pankratov
- Kirill PoluhinBurlakov
- Dmitriy KulichkovGutorov
- Dmitry Kuryanov
- Ilya IsaevAnatoliy Merkulov
- Vladislav Toldykovtruck's driver
- Pavel Basovsecond lieutenant