Language

Audio:

Russian DTS-HD 5.1

Subtitles:

English

Extras

• ”From Sherlock Holmes to Method Acting: Strolling Through Khitrovka" -- new visual essay by film historian Evan Chester (18 min.)
• "No Stranger Than Human Nature - Theatre, History, and Mystery" -- new visual essay by journalist and physical media expert Ryan Verrill (The Disc Connected) and film professor Dr. Will Dodson.
• New video interview with director Karen Shakhnazarov about the making of IN THE MOSCOW SLUMS, moderated by Dennis Bartok of Deaf Crocodile (45 min.)
• New video interview about the history and legacy of Mosfilm studios with Mosfilm’s head of public relations Gayane Ambartsumian, moderated by Dennis Bartok (67 min.)

Trailer

Info

Description

Moscow, 1902. The famous director Konstantin Stanislavsky, in search of inspiration for a new play, decides to get acquainted with the life of the city's "bottom". He turns to Vladimir Gilyarovsky, a recognized expert on Moscow's slums, for help. Together they go to the legendary bandit Khitrovka and find themselves drawn into a murder investigation. a mysterious local resident - an Indian Sikh with a dark past.

Director & Cast

Director: Karen Shakhnazarov

Cast: Konstantin Kryukov, Mikhail Porechenkov, Alexey Vertkov, Alexander Oleshko, Anfisa Chernykh, Evgeny Stychkin, Boris Kamorzin, Ayub Tsingiev, Yulia Vitruk, Denis Sladkov