Juxtaposes a WWII veteran's morals with the lawless greed of the post-Soviet generation.
The cast also includes as Captain Koshaev, as well as Vladislav Galkin , Marat Basharov , and Aleksey Makarov as the young antagonists. The film was directed by Stanislav Govorukhin , written by Aleksandr Borodyanskiy , Govorukhin, and Yuri Polyakov , and produced by Igor Tolstunov .
: Realizing the legal system is completely bankrupt, Ivan sells his cottage, purchases a hidden sniper rifle on the black market, and sets out to systematically punish the three perpetrators himself using his old military marksman skills. Key Cast and Production Credits
The term "Voroshilov Sharpshooter" became a shorthand in Russia for someone seeking grassroots justice against corruption. Finding the Film "Mtrjm" (Translated/Subtitled)
: Mikhail Ulyanov delivers a legendary performance as Ivan, perfectly capturing the quiet dignity and simmering rage of a grandfather pushed to his limit.
Mikhail Ulyanov, Anna Sinyakina, Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
Critics note that the film fueled a dangerous "justice from the barrel of a gun" sentiment in Russian society. Supporters argue it is a necessary piece of social realism.
It taps into the primal human desire for retribution when the law fails.
The moral anchor; a WW2 veteran forced back into warfare by a broken society. Katya Afonina
The film relies on a powerful contrast between the traditional values of the older generation and the unchecked hedonism of the post-Soviet youth.
: Disillusioned by the systemic institutional rot, Ivan sells his modest property to purchase a vintage Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle on the black market—the very weapon he mastered in his youth. Operating with cold, calculated precision, he wages a one-man psychological and physical war against the three rapists.
Juxtaposes a WWII veteran's morals with the lawless greed of the post-Soviet generation.
The cast also includes as Captain Koshaev, as well as Vladislav Galkin , Marat Basharov , and Aleksey Makarov as the young antagonists. The film was directed by Stanislav Govorukhin , written by Aleksandr Borodyanskiy , Govorukhin, and Yuri Polyakov , and produced by Igor Tolstunov .
: Realizing the legal system is completely bankrupt, Ivan sells his cottage, purchases a hidden sniper rifle on the black market, and sets out to systematically punish the three perpetrators himself using his old military marksman skills. Key Cast and Production Credits fylm the rifleman of the voroshilov regiment 1999 mtrjm
The term "Voroshilov Sharpshooter" became a shorthand in Russia for someone seeking grassroots justice against corruption. Finding the Film "Mtrjm" (Translated/Subtitled)
: Mikhail Ulyanov delivers a legendary performance as Ivan, perfectly capturing the quiet dignity and simmering rage of a grandfather pushed to his limit. Juxtaposes a WWII veteran's morals with the lawless
Mikhail Ulyanov, Anna Sinyakina, Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
Critics note that the film fueled a dangerous "justice from the barrel of a gun" sentiment in Russian society. Supporters argue it is a necessary piece of social realism. : Realizing the legal system is completely bankrupt,
It taps into the primal human desire for retribution when the law fails.
The moral anchor; a WW2 veteran forced back into warfare by a broken society. Katya Afonina
The film relies on a powerful contrast between the traditional values of the older generation and the unchecked hedonism of the post-Soviet youth.
: Disillusioned by the systemic institutional rot, Ivan sells his modest property to purchase a vintage Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle on the black market—the very weapon he mastered in his youth. Operating with cold, calculated precision, he wages a one-man psychological and physical war against the three rapists.