Spetsnaz (miniseries)
Spetsnaz (Russian: Спецназ) is a 2002 Russian TV miniseries directed by Andrei Malyukov.
Overview
The series is set mostly in Russia and follows the adventures of four members of the Spetsnaz GRU (judging by uniforms worn by the characters). The locations also switch frequently and have also included Chechnya, Afghanistan, Dagestan, and Kosovo.
Through the course of the series, the characters have done everything from rescuing shot-down pilots in Chechnya to rescuing the passengers and crew of a hijacked Aeroflot plane grounded in Afghanistan.
Cast
The following are recurring characters in the show
- Aleksandr Baluyev as Major Platov, the hardened veteran unit commander
- Aleksei Kravchenko as Captain 'Doc' Vyazemsky
- Vladislav Galkin as Senior Lieutenant 'Yakut' Urmanov
- Igor Lifanov as Senior Warrant Officer 'Krust' Khrustalyov
- Vladimir Turchinsky as Lt. Col. Ozornykh
Ban
In October 2014 the State Agency of Ukraine for Cinema have banned some Russian films, particularly Spetsnaz, for demonstration and distribution. According to the head of agency Pylyp Illenko that decision was caused by events in Ukraine which has made it "improper to show Russian films with obvious propaganda, for example, exaltation of Russian law enforcement and Russia itself, on Ukrainian TV channels now."[1]
References
- ↑ В Україні не виходитимуть сім російських фільмів — Держкіно (in Ukrainian). Hromadske.TV. 22.10.2014
External links
- Unofficial website (in Russian)
- Spetsnaz on IMDb