The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.
Siberian Education
“In the mid-1980s, a Siberian gang leader is exiled to a small town on the Ukrainian border where he teaches his grandson the “honest criminal” code.”
Overview
The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.
Director
Gabriele Salvatores
Status
Released
Production
Cattleya, MiC, A&G
Cast
John Malkovich
Grandfather Kuzya
Arnas Fedaravičius
Kolyma
Vilius Tumalavicius
Gagarin
Eleanor Tomlinson
Xenya
Peter Stormare
Ink
Jonas Trukanas
Mel
Andrius Paulavičius
Russian Sergeant
Donatas Šimukauskas
Russian Soldier
Vitalij Porshnev
Vitalic
Arvydas Lebeliūnas
Doctor
Arnas Sliesoraitis
Kolyma 10
Dainius Jankauskas
Vulture
Julius Žalakevičius
Russian soldier
Žilvinas Tratas
Shorty
Pijus Grude
Gagarin 10
Ernestas Markevicius
Mel 10
Erikas Zaremba
Vitalic 10
Airida Gintautaitė
Mother
Viktoras Karpusenkovas
Plank
Daiva Stubraite
Aunt Katya
Jokubas Bateika
Meza
Mindaugas Ancevičius
Black Seed Sentry
Marijus Bagdonavičius
Prison Guard
Jokūbas Bareikis
Russian Soldier
Jonas Čepulis
Black Seed 1
Juozas Gaižauskas
Ink's Client
Kęstutis Jakštas
Russian Army Officer
Aram Kian
Young Prisoner
Denisas Kolomyckis
Igor, The Shnyr
Vaidas Kublinskas
Prison Guard
Bogdan Kumšackij
Volture Gang's Member
Paulius Markevičius
Russian Soldier
Aleksas Martinkus
Russian Soldier
Giedrius Nagys
Russian Soldier
Vytautas Rumšas
Dimitry (as Vitautas Rumshas)
Edward Saszko
Prison Guard (as Edward Saszko)
Giedrius Savickas
Russian Soldier
Ramūnas Šimukauskas
Russian Soldier
Aleksandr Špilevoj
Russian Army Officer
Antanas Surgailis
Policeman
Paulius Tamolė
Russian Soldier
Marek Toth
Russian Soldier
Donatas Vaišnoras
Kid at Table
Julius Žalakevičius
Russian Soldier
Riccardo Zinna
Truck Driver
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