Siberian Education

Siberian Education

In the mid-1980s, a Siberian gang leader is exiled to a small town on the Ukrainian border where he teaches his grandson the “honest criminal” code.

Directed by Gabriele Salvatores

Produced by Cattleya, MiC

2013110 min6.8 / 10

A dark, morally complex coming-of-age story set in an isolated criminal underworld where childhood friendship fractures under the weight of an unforgiving code of honor.

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.

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  • Is Siberian Education sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Siberian Education scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Siberian Education violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Siberian Education end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Siberian Education easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.

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