Newsmakers
Newsmakers (original title: Goryachie novosti) is a 2009 Russian action thriller film directed by Swedish director Anders Banke. It's a remake of the Hong Kong film Breaking News by Johnnie To.
Plot
Moscow police officer Smirnov sets out to capture the violent gangleader Herman after a failed robbery. Meanwhile, Smirnov superiors are trying to find a way to better the reputation of the Moscow police. The young eager pr-girl Katya suggests that they should turn the capture of Herman into a reality show, showing off the police as action heroes. The situation gets complicated when Herman and his gang tries the same tactic. The situation soon escalates into a fullblown war, both in media and on the streets.
Cast
Andrey Merzlikin as Smirnov
Evgeniy Tsyganov as Herman
Mariya Mashkova as Katya
Maksim Konovalov as Kley
Aleksey Frandetti as Orda
Pavel Klimov as Kolyan
Sergei Vesnin as Kon
Sergey Garmash as Killer
Artyom Semakin as Valery
Viktor Chepelov as Sanya
David Stepanyan as Hamlet
Oleg Chernigov as Mikhalych