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A Gangster's Tale

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In Siberia, a boy is raised by his grandfather in a community of criminals and taught to live by their ruthless moral code. He and his best friend become bitter enemies when each grows up to take a different path.
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Catherine Brown FILMINK (Australia) Oct 16, 2014
Despite its faults, the film is worth viewing not only for Malkovich's brilliant performance. Go to Full Review Victoria Luxford The National (UAE) Oct 18, 2013
3/5
Dark and in moments engrossing, the film hints at shades of crime-drama classics but just falls short of joining their ranks Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Lanfranco C @Lanfrancobz Jun 28, 2025 Original title: Siberian Education. The problems: slow develop and holes in the plot See more andrea c @Charst May 21, 2021 Educazione Siberiana è un romanzo sul crimine, romantico e spietato allo stesso tempo. Il codice morale ed etico dell'etnia dei siberiani, viene impartito a due giovani ragazzi dal nonno di uno dei due, lo splendido John Malkovich, che dà vita ad un personaggio meraviglioso seppur non sfruttato a pieno. Nel finale si perde un po' di sprint, perchè la storia criminale viene sostituita da una semplice vendetta. "Un uomo non può possedere più di quanto il suo cuore possa amare". Nonno Kuzja spettacolo. See more Feb 15, 2021 Scattershot story which is ostensibly about the journey of two compatriots with differing amounts of integrity in rough and tumble Siberia See more May 25, 2016 Hmmm....I don't know why I don't like this...I think it's because I don't buy the story...and it's definitely because of this terrible Russian accent everybody speaks with....it's like a bad German computer game dubbing See more Feb 15, 2016 Unfortunately a case where the re-naming does a gross service to the film - the original 'Siberian Education' is much more indicative of the content. Sure, there is some (brutal) violence on display but this is a beautifully shot film centred on community and tradition. Worth a shot on Netflix. See more Aug 6, 2015 Film anomalo per essere di Salvatores. Bell'impatto a livello di immagini e di storia. See more Read all reviews
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Gabriele Salvatores

Director

Arnas Fedaravicius

Kolyma

Vilius Tumalavicius

Gagarin

Eleanor Tomlinson

Xenya

Jonas Trukanas

Mel

Peter Stormare

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Synopsis In Siberia, a boy is raised by his grandfather in a community of criminals and taught to live by their ruthless moral code. He and his best friend become bitter enemies when each grows up to take a different path.
Director
Gabriele Salvatores
Producer
Marco Chimenz, Gina Gardini, Piergiuseppe Serra, Giovanni Stabilini, Riccardo Tozzi
Screenwriter
Gabriele Salvatores, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli
Production Co
Cattleya, Relativity Media, Universal Pictures
Rating
R (Violence|Language|Brief Drug Use)
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 13, 2014
Runtime
1h 50m
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