Based on Boris Akunin's novel 'Azazel' (English title 'The Winter Queen') set in Moscow in 1876. The novel started a long series quite popular in Russia. In 'Azazel' a young police officer - Erast Fandorin - investigates an odd suicide of some rich young man and finds a complex conspiracy, trying to take over most European countries - from Britain to Ottoman Empire - with the best intentions, of course.
Genre: Mystery, Adventure, Action, Drama
Stars: Ilya Noskov, Marina Aleksandrova, Ewa Szykulska, Larisa Borushko, Marina Neyolova, Sergei Bezrukov
Crew: Boris Akunin (Writer), Aleksandr Adabashyan (Director), Nikita Mikhalkov (Producer), Konstantin Ernst (Producer), Pavel Lebeshev (Director of Photography), Vladimir Dashkevich (Music)
Country: Russia
Language: Pусский
Studio: Channel One, Studio Trite
Runtime: 208 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 11, 2002
IMDb: 6.1
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