Siberian Education

6.8R

MovieDrama, Crime20131h 50m

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.

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 poster

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.

Directed by: Gabriele Salvatores
Written by: Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli, Gabriele Salvatores
Genres: Drama, Crime
Released: February 27, 2013
Runtime: 1h 50m
Status: Released
Original title: Educazione siberiana
Language: English
Countries: Italy, Lithuania
Studios: Cattleya, MiC, A&G