The cruel laws of the zone, whose inhabitants are divided into hierarchical clans, dictate their own conditions of behavior. The head of the institution, Major Kalinin, sees prisoners not so much as criminals, but as people who have stumbled in life, and tries to give everyone a chance to improve. But not everyone accepts his position...
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Vladimir Shamshurin Director · Yevgeniy Ptichkin Composer Aleksei Temerin Cinematographer
First release January 28, 1980 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Опасные друзья
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Mosfilm
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Russia · Russia
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Original title
Опасные друзья
Original language
Russian
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Russian
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Russia · January 28, 1980
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