Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) 15 years old
A gang of crooks robbing cash collectors, run into a police surveillance team and the inadequate police response results in a gunfight. A TV crew on assignment in the area happens to capture this humiliation on camera, and this example of police incompetence is soon the lead story in every news bulletin. Public confidence in law and order now suffers irreparable harm. The head of the Moscow force welcomes a public search-and-destroy operation against these thugs, the brainchild of Katya, his PR director. She proposes that the capture of this dangerous gang be transformed into a live TV show of a kind never seen before. At this point she cannot know that the gang leader's life-and-death struggle with the police is destined to lead to a media duel. Besieged in a huge apartment block, the crooks hold hostage a father and his son and daughter. A massive special forces rescue operation is mounted but fails miserably.
Credits
Newsmakers Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Maxim Konovalov He was 34, now 49 years old | as Kley |
| Sergey Garmash He was 50, now 66 years old | as Killer |
| Yevgeni Tsyganov He was 30, now 45 years old | as Herman |
| Artyom Semakin | as Valery |
| Maria Mashkova She was 24, now 39 years old | as Katya |
| Andrey Merzlikin He was 36, now 51 years old | as Smirnov |
| Pavel Klimov | as Kolyan |
| Alexey Frandetti | as Orda |
| Pyotr Rytov | as Polyakov |
Newsmakers Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Fredrik Morheden as Editor. He was 42 (now 57) years old | Editing |
| Chan Hing-Kar as Writer. | Writing |
| Yip Tin-Shing as Writer. He was 43 (now 59) years old | Writing |
| Anders Banke as Director. He was 39 (now 55) years old | Directing |
| Anna Katchko as Producer. | Production |
| Magnus Paulsson as Associate Producer. | Production |
| Alexandr Lungin as Writer. He was 37 (now 53) years old | Writing |
| Chris Maris as Cinematography. He was 47 (now 62) years old | Crew |
| Peter Hiltunen as Co-Producer. He was 45 (now 61) years old | Production |
Newsmakers (15 years)
- Release day: Thursday, May 07, 2009
- Runtime: 107 minutes
- Budget: 4000000.00