Anarchy (1989)

Original title

Беспредел

Directed by

Igor Gostev

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of prisoners are trapped in a system of cruel games controlled by the prison administration. The officials use a network of informants to manipulate and dominate the inmates.

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What happens

Anarchy (Russian: Беспредел) is a 1989 Soviet crime drama film directed by Igor Gostev. The film is based on the materials of the eponymous essay of Leonid Nikitinskij, published in the journal Ogoniok. The film tells about the "cruel games" of prisoners and the important role of the administration, which controls them using a denunciation system. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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