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The City Accepted
Город принял
1979 80 min Soviet Union 12+
★6.9
Romance, Drama, Mystery
Director: Vyacheslav Maksakov
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Description
38 Petrovka Street. Here, in the operations room, information about incidents in Moscow flows in. By pure chance, police captain Stanislav Tikhonov and forensic expert Margarita Ushakova meet on duty after six years of separation. In the cycle of accidents, in the tense waiting for a call they will try to understand why their relationship did not work out.
Starring
Mikhail Chigaryov
Actor
Inna Alenikova
Actor
Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
Actor
Key opinion
This film is celebrated as a nostalgic and evocative portrait of Soviet Moscow’s militia, capturing the city’s atmosphere through the lens of dedicated law enforcement. While some viewers praise its philosophical depth and character work, others feel the narrative is hindered by a rushed and unevenly compressed structure.
| Acting | Mikhail Chigarev delivers a charismatic and standout performance as Captain Tikhonov, embodying the film's dedicated law enforcement protagonist. | |
| Production | The film succeeds in recreating an authentic and nostalgic atmosphere of 1979 Moscow, serving as a poignant time capsule for the city. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay effectively blends the mundane realities of militia work with humanizing personal dramas and romantic subplots. | |
| Pacing | The narrative rhythm is divisive; some find it a contemplative and life-affirming character study, while others view the montage as overly synthetic, rushed, and lacking in drive. |