The Major (film)

For the BBC documentary, see The Major. For other uses, see Major (disambiguation).

The Major
Film poster
Directed byYuri Bykov
Written byYuri Bykov
Produced byAlexei Uchitel
StarringDenis Shvedov
Yuri Bykov
CinematographyKirill Klepalov
Distributed byRock Studios
Bazelevs
Release dates
  • May 2013 (2013-05) (Cannes)
  • 8 August 2013 (2013-08-08) (Russia)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

The Major (Russian: Майор, translit. Mayor) is a 2013 Russian crime drama film written and directed by Yuri Bykov, who also stars. It was first screened in the International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[2][3]

The film tells of Russian police staff who fall into difficult life situations, and their use of official positions and procedures to escape.

A television miniseries adaptation, Seven Seconds, was released in February 2018 on Netflix.[4]

  1. ^ "Cannes Reveals International Critics' Week Lineup; 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' Makes the Cut". Indiewire. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  2. ^ "The Major". TIFF. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference RFH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).