He wants to heal his city “sick with the plague of lawlessness,” and, to do so, he kills criminals who escaped their punishments with the help of money and corruption. The latest entry becomes the antihero, loved by the people. Everything changes when a new character joins the scene, wearing the mask of the Plague Doctor. Anyone who wants to guarantee Justice is not welcome in this surreal St Petersburg.
The reality where he lives is full of injustice, corrupted judges and authorities. But, as often happens, good police officers are not protected by the law and institutions. He is well known, but not famous, for his desire for Justice which makes him face dangerous criminals. Police Major Igor Grom is the best officer in St. Let us explain why, because there is a lot to say when a film seems to be the potential start of a kind of “Russian Marvel” saga. The film takes its inspiration from a Russian comic book “ Major Grom” published by Bubble Comics. Major Grom: Plague Doctor – The Cast Role The film, released in April 2021, lasts for two hours and sixteen minutes. It’s a pleasant surprise coming from Russia. If the short film and the trailer are any indication of the finished film, we’re interested.Major Grom Plague Doctor is a well-made film. The producers are also hoping to attract a Western audience with the film.
Rookie Dima Dubin (played by Aleksandr Seteykin), who does everything by the book and is not very comfortable with Grom’s methods, and reporter Julia Pchelkina (played by Lyubov Aksyonova), Grom’s love interest, are two of the characters from the comic book series that are in the film. The film will also feature other characters from the Major Grom comic book. A different director, Oleg Trofim, and Igor Grom is played by Tikhon Zhiznevskiy in The Plague Doctor, instead of the actor from the short film, Aleksander Gorbatov. Seliverstov is also composing the music for the full length film, so we can only assume that more aspects of the short film are also featured. Also impressive was the fight sequence in the short film, featuring a new technique with the fight choreography filmed in 360 degree shots. The soundtrack was recorded at Abbey Road Studio One, featuring musicians who also worked on the soundtrack for the movies Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Harry Potter, among other genre films. The soundtrack to the short film was composed by Roman Seliverstov, who, along with director Vladimir Besedin locked themselves in a studio in Saint Petersburg for two months, composing the music used. The storyline dealt with Grom having to save hostages from a trio of bank robbers. The film is produced by Bubble Studios, and the studio hopes to produce more film adaptations featuring their characters.Ī short film was produced in 2016 as a test project before filming began on the full length feature, and was shown in the States at the San Diego Comic Con in 2017. English translations of the series is available on Comixology. The story is based on the first Major Grom story arc from Bubble Comics, the largest comic book publisher in Russia. For the first time in his life, Igor is faced with a complicated case that can decide the fate of the whole city…Ĭoming to theaters in Russia in Spring of this year, comes an adaptation featuring one of Russia’s popular comic book characters, Major Igor Grom, a tough as nails police detective with the Saint Petersburg Crime Unit who must deal with The Plague Doctor, a mysterious vigilante targeting the rich and streaming their murders on the internet. He proclaims the city to be ill with “plague of injustice” and starts “healing” the society by killing every man who once escaped the law through their money and status.
But everything changes when a man in a Plague Doctor’s mask appears. Incredible strengths, analytical mind and integrity – all this makes Grom the perfect policeman. The whole of Saint-Petersburg knows police major Igor Grom for his gutsy nature and uncompromising stance towards criminals of all stripes.