Breaking Loose

Breaking Loose (2014)

Восьмёрка

Four best friends. They've been to war, they've seen life, but they are still passionate, young and willing to serve their country. They found their place at OMON - Russian Special Police Squad. They can count only on each other, and their real family is themselves. After working hours they become simple guys with ordinary dreams like family and comfort. But life changes when once in a night club the friends incidentally get in a fight with the local mafia. It turns out that they have no fear and they are ready to stand for each other whatever happens.

Date of release
2014-05-08
TMDB
4.2 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Action, Romance
Director
Alexey Uchitel

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $4M
  • Filmed in: Moscow

Break Loose is a 2013 Russian crime drama film directed by Alexei Uchitel. It is based on the novella The Eight by Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin, who also appears in a cameo role in the film.

Production

Director Alexei Uchitel read Zakhar Prilepin’s novella The Eight before its publication and decided to adapt it. Although Prilepin declined to write the screenplay himself, he participated in casting discussions and contributed to details of the adaptation.

Filming took place in Kronstadt and at the Kirov Plant in Saint Petersburg. The plant’s industrial grounds provided a large, atmospheric location suitable for night shoots.

The production involved fifty real OMON officers as extras. A large crowd scene, in which OMON holds back protesters, was filmed semi-documentary style with 700 extras instructed to break through the police cordon.

Primary cinematography was done by acclaimed Russian cinematographer Yuri Klimenko, with Alexander Demyanenko operating the second camera.

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