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Newsmakers poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.2 / 100
2009·Action / Crime / Drama·1h 47m

NEWSMAKERS

A gang of crooks robbing cash collectors, run into a police surveillance team and the inadequate police response results in a gunfight. A TV crew on assignment in the area happens to capture this humiliation on camera, and this example of police incompetence is soon the lead story in every news bulletin. Public confidence in law and order now suffers irreparable harm. The head of the Moscow force welcomes a public search-and-destroy operation against these thugs, the brainchild of Katya, his PR director. She proposes that the capture of this dangerous gang be transformed into a live TV show of a kind never seen before. At this point she cannot know that the gang leader's life-and-death struggle with the police is destined to lead to a media duel. Besieged in a huge apartment block, the crooks hold hostage a father and his son and daughter. A massive special forces rescue operation is mounted but fails miserably.

Above the Line
Anders Banke·DirectorAlexandr Lungin·WriterChan Hing-Kai·WriterMikaël Meisen-Dietmann·Additional Director of PhotographyAnthony Lledo·MusicFredrik Morheden·Editor
Cast
Andrey Merzlikin·SmirnovEvgeny Tsyganov·HermanMasha Mashkova·KatyaSergey Garmash·KillerMaksim Konovalov·KleyAleksey Frandetti·OrdaPavel Klimov·KolyanSergey Vesnin·KonArtyom Semakin·ValeryViktor Chepelov·Sanya
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Anders Banke·DirectorAsya Gusakova·Assistant DirectorAlexander Robin Jönsson·Assistant DirectorYuliya Kronrod·First Assistant Director
Writing· 5
Alexandr Lungin·WriterChan Hing-Kai·WriterYip Tin-Shing·WriterSam Klebanov·WriterJohnnie To·Original Film Writer
Camera· 3
Mikaël Meisen-Dietmann·Additional Director of PhotographyMaxim Golubev·Additional Director of PhotographyAnders Banke·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Fredrik Morheden·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Anthony Lledo·MusicNiclas Merits·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 2
Grigori Pushkin·Production DesignIrina Morozova·Makeup Artist
Production· 6
Sam Klebanov·ProducerAnna Katchko·ProducerAlexander Sizov·Co-ProducerPeter Hiltunen·Co-ProducerMagnus Paulsson·Associate ProducerSvetlana Trubanchuk·Casting Director
Other Departments· 7
Chris Maris·CinematographySean Wheelan·VFX SupervisorAnton Smekalkin·Stunt CoordinatorRoman Bazyuchenko·Visual EffectsAndreas Hylander·VFX SupervisorTaras Kashinskiy·Stunt CoordinatorAleksandr Samokhvalov·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
60.2
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0A0A1A
#203050
#808080
Mood
Intense, Chaotic, Gritty
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster is split into two main sections. The top section features a person in tactical gear, wearing a helmet and goggles, holding a rifle on their left shou”

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Key Elements
RifleVideo CameraTactical HelmetGogglesBurning CarDamaged Police Car
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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