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Karaganda: Red Mafia

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Karaganda: Red Mafia

"From a Soviet prison camp to the head of a criminal empire."

2025

1h 51m

10.0(1 votes)

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Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

After destroying a Russian airbase in a botched arms deal, Brighton Beach gangster Vladimir must survive the ensuing mafia war and keep his family safe.

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10 featured cast members

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Konstantin Lavysh

Konstantin Lavysh

Vladimir Bernshtein

Dimiter D. Marinov

Dimiter D. Marinov

Vanya

Ilia Volok

Ilia Volok

General Saburov

Richie Stephens

Richie Stephens

Lyosha

Roman Mitichyan

Roman Mitichyan

Armen Minasyan

Valeria Sweet

Valeria Sweet

Olga

Natasha Blasick

Natasha Blasick

Elena Bernshtein

Nikita Bogolyubov

Nikita Bogolyubov

Aleksei Rukov

Ego Mikitas

Ego Mikitas

Murchenkov

Stefaniya Makarova

Stefaniya Makarova

Julia

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Directed by: Max Weissberg
Written by: Max Weissberg
Produced by: Nina Gortinski

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