The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Directed by | Zhora Kryzhovnikov |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Production location | Yaroslavl |
| Production companies | Toomuch Production NMG Studio |
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| Network | Wink Start |
| Release | 9 November – 21 December 2023 |
The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt (Russian: Слово пацана. Кровь на асфальте, romanized: Slovo patsana. Krov na asfalte) is a 2023 Russian crime drama television series directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov and written by Kryzhovnikov and Andrey Zolotarev. It is based on the novel The Word of the Boy: Criminal Tatarstan of the 1970s—2010s by Robert Garaev about the Kazan phenomenon. The series gained wide popularity in Russia and other post-Soviet countries.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
In the late 1980s, when “perestroika” was taking place in the USSR and the era of the Soviet Union was about to collapse, life became unstable and very different. The 1980s brought not only freedom, but also waves of crime on the city streets. While some young people began to ‘grow up’ on the streets, others found it difficult to find their place in this unpredictable reality.
The main character, fourteen-year-old Andrey, lives with his mother and five-year-old sister. He studies at a music school and often encounters street teenagers who harass him. To protect himself, Andrey makes friends with one of these teenagers, Marat. Marat helps him to immerse in the world of street life, gang life. Youth groups fight for every piece of territory; they defend their right to live the life, even breaking laws and promises. The only thing that matters to them is the vows they make to their gang members-brothers, with whom they confront the violence and fears of the adult world.
At the same time, begins the story of the relationship between Andrey and the young juvenile inspector, Irina Sergeevna.
Cast
Main
- Ivan Yankovsky as Vova "Adidas" Suvorov (Russian: Вова "Адидас" Суворов)
- Leader of the "Universam" gang, Marat’s older brother.
- Ruzil Minekayev as Marat "Adidas Junior" Suvorov (Russian: Марат "Адидас-младший" Суворов)
- Member of the "Universam" gang, Vova’s younger brother.
- Leon Kemstach as Andrey "Palto" Vasilyev (Russian: Андрей "Пальто" Васильев)
- New member of the "Universam" gang.
Supporting
People around Suvorov brothers
- Elizaveta Bazykina as Natasha Rudakova (Russian: Наташа Рудакова)
- Nurse, Vova's girlfriend.
- Anna Peresild as Aigul Akhmerova (Russian: Айгуль Ахмерова)
- School student, Marat's girlfriend.
- Sergey Burunov as Kirill Suvorov (Russian: Кирилл Суворов)
- Vova and Marat's father.
- Svetlana Smirnova-Katsagadzhieva as Dilyara (Russian: Диляра)
- Marat's mother, Vova's stepmother.
- Ildus Abrahmanov as Renat (Russian: Ренат)
- Aigul's father.
- Ruslana Doronina as Aigul's mother.
People around Andrey
- Anastasiya Krasovskaya as Irina Sergeevna (Russian: Ирина Сергеевна)
- Juvenile inspector, Andrey's love interest.
- Yuliya Aleksandrova as Svetlana Mikhailovna (Russian: Светлана Михайловна)
- Andrey's mother.
- Varvara Kuprina as Yulia (Russian: Юля)
- Andrey's younger sister.
- Grigory Dudnik as Iskander (Russian: Искандер)
- Andrei’s former friend, a member of the "Razyezd" gang.
Others
- Anton Vasilyev as Ildar Yunusovich (Russian: Ильдар Юнусович)
- Militsiya officer.
- Former leader of the "Universam" gang.
- Lev Zulkarnaev as Vakhit "Zima" Zimaletdinov (Russian: Вахит "Зима" Зималетдинов)
- One of the "supers" of the "Universam" gang.
- Slava Kopeykin as Valera "Turbo" Turkin (Russian: Валера "Турбо" Туркин)
- One of the "supers" of the "Universam" gang.
- Ivan Makarevich as "John" (Russian: Джон)
- Lead singer of a musical group.
- Alexander Samoylenko Jr. as Denis Konevich (Russian: Денис Коневич)
- Head of the operational Komsomol detachment of vigilantes.
- Nikita Manets as Kirill (Russian: Кирилл)
- Former member of the "Universam" gang.
- Yaroslav Mogilnikov as Misha "Yeralash" Tilkin (Russian: Миша "Ералаш" Тилькин)
- Member of the "Universam" gang.
- Albert Tavabilov as Albert "Lampa" Salikhov (Russian: Альберт "Лампа" Салихов)
- Member of the "Universam" gang.
- Leader of the "Dom Byta" gang.
- Vladimir Vinogradov as a video salon owner.
- Natalia Potapova as Flyura Gabdulovna (Russian: Флюра Габдуловна)
- Deputy head teacher of the school.
- Olga Lapshina as Nina
- Natasha's aunt, Zhyoltyy's mother.
- Lydia Ilyina as Polina Filippovna (Russian: Полина Филипповна)
- Yeralash's grandmother.
Production
In December 2023, the scriptwriter of the series, Andrey Zolotarev, said that he had prepared stories for two new seasons of the series.[5]
Soundtrack
| Performer / music | Track |
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| Aigel | "Piyala" |
| Basta | "Na Zare" (Alyans cover) |
| Viktor Tsoi, Kino | "Khochu peremen" |
| Willi Tokarev | "In A Noisy Booth" |
| Vladimir Kuzmin | "Just You and Me" |
| Yegor Letov, Grazhdanskaya Oborona | "Zoo" |
| Igor Talkov | "Summer Rain" |
| Kombinaciya | "Do Not Forget" |
| Mirage | "New Hero" |
| "Together Again" | |
| "Sunny Summer" | |
| "I Am Not Kidding" | |
| "Music Bound Us" | |
| Stas Namin, Tsvety | "Heroic Strength" |
| Yuri Shatunov, Laskovyi Mai | "Pink Evening" |
| "Gray Night" | |
| Nautilus Pompilius | "I Want to Be with You" |
| Forum | "Small Island" |
| Aleksander Serov | "How to Be" |
| Kris Kelmi | "Night Rendezvous" |
| Trio Meridian | "Vocalise" |
| Solovyova, Ziborov | "Kotylu" |
Critical response
Film critic Vasily Stepanov praised the series and wrote: "The author's intensity and expression are captivating; everything that makes Kryzhovnikov's cinema worth loving is present: an uninhibited camera, well-conceived crowd scenes, passionate acting (the casting here is golden)".[6] Critic Zinaida Pronchenko responded negatively to the series: "The main problem of the series is not even the dominance of props too much melted snow, peeling panel houses (inside of which one finds five-room apartments worthy of academician Keldysh), rusty zaporozhets, muskrat hats, obsessive slang, Yura Shatunov, but a complete lack of any development".[7]
British newspaper The Economist notes "high production values and unflinching drama" in the series. The Economist writes: "The series’ grimmer episodes, full of severed ears, rape and murder, make it clear it does not glorify violence".[3]
References
- ^ "Чушпанам здесь не место". Vedomosti (in Russian). 19 December 2023. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Что стало с хулиганами из «Слова пацана»: казанские авторитеты 1990-х". News.ru (in Russian). 5 December 2023. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ a b "The crime drama Russia and Ukraine want to ban". The Economist. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "«Слово пацана». Почему скандальный российский сериал стал популярным в Украине". BBC News Russian (in Russian). 9 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Сценарист «Слова пацана» заявил, что готовы сюжеты второго и третьего сезонов сериала" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Stepanov, Vasily (3 November 2023). "Бежать бояться" (in Russian). Kommersant. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Pronchenko, Zinaida (5 December 2023). "Утомительная беготня" (in Russian). Holod. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
External links
- The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt at IMDb
- The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt (site)
- "Алексей Учитель: сериал «Слово пацана» популярен в РФ, на Украине и в США". News.ru (in Russian). 9 December 2023.
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