Hard-Hearted


1h 24m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Anton has a dreamer's vision of Moscow, embellished by memories of childhood crush Zina, who moved there with her family. Reality is very different: rebuffed by Zina and roughed up by the police, he decides to join the force and beat them at their own game. Crooked, sadistic cop Chakhlov takes Anton

Film Details

Also Known As
Kremen
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2007

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 24m

Synopsis

Anton has a dreamer's vision of Moscow, embellished by memories of childhood crush Zina, who moved there with her family. Reality is very different: rebuffed by Zina and roughed up by the police, he decides to join the force and beat them at their own game. Crooked, sadistic cop Chakhlov takes Anton under his wing, initiating him in the art of the shakedown and playing with his moral compass.

Film Details

Also Known As
Kremen
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2007

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 24m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States July 2008

Released in United States October 2007

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (New Directors Competition) October 4-17, 2007.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (East of the West - Films in Competition) July 4-12, 2008.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Flash Forward) October 4-12, 2007.

Feature directorial debut for Aleksei Mizgiryov.

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States July 2008 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (East of the West - Films in Competition) July 4-12, 2008.)

Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (New Directors Competition) October 4-17, 2007.)

Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Flash Forward) October 4-12, 2007.)