History Film / MajorGromPlagueDoctor

* PatchworkStory: While the film is, first and foremost, an adaptation of the "Plague Doctor" comic arc, the plot also borrows many elements from "The Last Case"[[note]]the final arc of ''Major Grom'' before the sequel series, ''Igor Grom'', began publication [[/note]]: [[spoiler: Sergei, like Igor in the comic arc, spends the film unwillingly aiding criminal endeavors for the "betterment of the city", only to learn in the end that the person he thinks he's been talking to and interacting with has been DeadAllAlong -- and what he's been seeing is a hallucination representing his own malevolent SplitPersonality.]] Additionally, [[spoiler: much like a follow-up comic revealed that the man Grom claimed to have seen was FakingTheDead (and had been RealAllAlong), the PostCreditScene of ''Plague Doctor'' reveals that Oleg Volkov is still alive in Syria.]]

** The bank robbers in the film's opening sport masks resembling characters from the Soviet cartoon ''Puck! Puck!''.

** There's also a brief mention of a "killer with a rat": a reference to Danila, the protagonist of the Bubble series ''Demonslayer''[[note]]a.k.a. ''Besoboy''[[/note]] (whose diminutive demon companion is often mistaken for a rat).

** A t-shirt Pchelkina is wearing reads "The editors are asking for blood".

* {{Callback}}: The first PostCreditScene opens with the insane-acting leader of the gang that robbed the bank in the opening of the film being wheeled through a mental hospital; he's catatonic and wheelchair-bound -- implying that he actually ''was'' insane, and had a complete breakdown at some point.

* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: In the comics, the Plague Doctor's mask is white with red lenses, and it's paired with a purple suit and a frock coat (which makes him look more like a Victorian dandy than a supervillain. In the movie, the Plague Doctor's costume is completely black, and features body armor and a BlackCloak; this serves to make him look [[DarkIsEvil more ominous]].

* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: In the comics, the Plague Doctor's signature mask is white with red lenses, and it's paired with a purple suit and a frock coat. In the movie, the Plague Doctor's costume is completely black, and includes body armor and a BadassCape. This serves to make him look [[DarkIsEvil more ominous]].

* BlackTieInfiltration: Grom and Pchelkina attend the opening night in the Golden Dragon casino; amusingly, they do it independently and only bump into each other after entering. Grom has to borrow the suit from his criminal friend Booster, along with an expensive car -- which, he points out, just happens to match the desciption of one stolen the week before.

* AdaptationDistillation: There were many, many alterations made to the original story, most of them involving the Plague Doctor and his M.O.:
** In the comics, the villain's plan to "cleanse" St. Petersburg involves having an associate (a DirtyCop) bring him the city's criminals and low-lifes, drugging them, and killing them in a maze of elaborate, ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''-style [[DeathTrap death traps]] called the "Garden of Sinners". He only kills the city's oligarchs to get rid of his accomplices, so that their criminal activities don't lead the authorities back to him; his ultimate goal is to become [[PresidentEvil president]], and reshape society on a grand scale. In the movie, however, the Plague Doctor's vigilante activities are genuine and fairly straightforward (though he does plan to dispose of the city's riffraff alongside the elites, after they've [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness served their purpose]]).

The film follows the police major Igor Grom, a highly skilled and determined cop hunting down a [[SerialKiller vicious]] masked [[VigilanteMan vigilante]] called the Plague Doctor, who is murdering the wealthy elites of Saint Petersburg. Grom is aided in his investigation by his eager, earnest rookie partner Dima Dubin, feisty female journalist Yulia Pchelkina, and nervous, soft-spoken social media mogul Sergei Razumovsky (who may have a deeper connection to the Plague Doctor case than he's letting on).

** In the comics, the Plague Doctor's high profile victims are killed in ways both befitting their crimes and referencing the Black Plague: Kirill Gretchkin is burned alive in his sports car, a DirtyCop who called protesters "rats" is eaten alive by rats, etc. In the film, he just burns them.
** Because the "Garden of Sinners" element is removed from the story, the Plague Doctor's emergence is spurned by the acquittal of Kirill Gretchkin, whose victim -- an orphan girl, whom he ran down while driving drunk -- lived in the orphanage where Sergei Razumovsky and Oleg Volkov grew up [[spoiler:, making Kirill's crime personal for Sergei]].
** The film's final act is also completely different: instead of Igor Grom being taken captive [[spoiler: by Sergei Razumovsky]] and forced to navigate a death maze alone, Grom faces the Plague Doctor in [[spoiler: the maze-like server rooms of Vmeste's headquarters, with the help of Yulia and Dima]].

* IronicEcho: The name of Razumovsky's social media platform is Vmeste -- "Together" -- which is also his company's slogan. For much of the film, the word stands as the rallying cry for the Plague Doctor's followers, who use the platform to spread his message. In the film's final act, [[spoiler: as Razumovksy is being arrested as the Plague Doctor, Igor Grom informs him that the city will survive without him and fix its own problems, ''together'' (even [[LampshadedTrope raising his hand in a two-finger sign, mimicking the company's logo]])]].

* JustYouAndMeAndMyGuards: A casino boss shouts for his guards to throw Razumovsky off the premises, only for a guard to smash through the table in front of him, thrown over a railing by a gang of vigilantes who've just broken in.

* WhoMurderedTheAsshole: Grom's investigation into the murder of Kirill Gretchkin is complicated by the fact that literally ''no one'' liked him (to where the only comments on his last social media post are from people celebrating his demise).

''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' is a 2021 Russian action film directed by Oleg Trofim, based on the first arc of the comic book series ''ComicBook/MajorGrom'' by the Russian publisher Creator/BUBBLEComics. Produced by the BUBBLE subsidiary Creator/BUBBLEStudios, it is the second film adapted from a BUBBLE Comics title, and the first feature-length film based on a Russian comic. It is the first installment in the planned [[SharedUniverse BUBBLE Cinematic Universe]].

The film follows the police major Igor Grom, a highly skilled and determined cop hunting down a [[SerialKiller vicious]] masked [[VigilanteMan vigilante]] who calls himself the PlagueDoctor.

* AbortedArc: In the first act, Grom helps look out for Alexey, a troubled orphan boy whose sister was killed by Kirill Gretchkin in a hit-and-run. Grom takes the contact information of the woman who runs the orphanage, but is never shown contacting her or checking up on Alexey, visiting the orphanage only when he needs inspiration in the Plague Doctor case. Alexey is eventually unmasked as one of the Plague Doctor's followers at the Golden Dragon, and later joins their uprising, stopping just shy of murdering the judge who acquitted his sister's killer..after which he disposes of his mask and vanishes from the film, never to be seen or mentioned again.
* AdaptationDistillation: There were many, many alterations made to the original story:
** In the comics, the villain's plan to "cleanse" St. Petersburg involves rounding up the city's criminals and low-lifes, drugging them, and killing them in a maze of elaborate, ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''-style [[DeathTrap death traps]] called the "Garden of Sinners". The Plague Doctor's M.O. (e.g. bettering the city by killing its oligarchs) is just a cover to get rid of his accomplices so that their own criminal activities don't lead the authorities back to him; his ultimate goal to become [[PresidentEvil president]] and reshape society on a grand scale. In the movie, the Plague Doctor's vigilante activities are genuine and fairly straightforward (though he does still plan to dispose of the city's riffraff alongside the elites after they've [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness served their purpose]]).
** Because the "Garden of Sinners" element is removed from the story, the film's final act is completely different: instead of Igor Grom being held captive [[spoiler: by Sergei Razumovsky]] and forced to navigate a maze alone, Grom faces the Plague Doctor in [[spoiler: the maze-like server rooms of Vmeste's headquarters with the help of Yulia and Dima]].
** In the comics, Kirill Grechkin is the son of a city prosecutor, and accidentally killed two teenagers a year earlier while speeding; the Plague Doctor kills him because Gretchkin helped him obtain weapons for the Garden. In the film, Gretchkin is the son of a politician, and he killed a girl from the same orphanage where Sergei Razumovsky and Oleg Volkov once lived, while driving drunk -- making his acquittal a personal matter for them [[spoiler: and spurning the Plague Doctor to emerge]].
** The first issue of the comic arc involves a sequence where Grom visits a brothel that Gretchkin frequented, looking for clues, and ends up fighting the brothel's owners when he gets too aggressive while questioning Gretchkin's favorite escort. This is entirely absent from the film. Another investigation-related subplot, involving Grom getting a tip from a member of white supremacist group that runs a bare-knuckle boxing club (and subsequently having to fight a member of said group), was similarly removed; instead, Grom gets tips from his pal, [[LoveableRogue Booster Ignat]], who ''owns'' a boxing ring.

* ArtisticLicenseLawEnforcement: Suffice it to say, between his disregard for rules and procedure, illicit actions (including stealing a garbage truck, knowingly accepting stolen property, and aiding and abetting a known suspect), history of PoliceBrutality, vehicular assault, property destruction, and all-around reckless behavior -- to say of nothing of continuing an investigation after he's TakenOffTheCase -- Igor Grom would be out of a job. Prokopenko would likewise be removed from his post for knowingly allowing Grom to continue to operate in such a manner.

** Dima Dubin is assigned to work as Igor Grom's partner fresh out of the academy. In reality, cops are rarely assigned regular partners, let alone a rookie being assigned to a loose cannon like Grom.

** The outcome of the trial itself is also extremely unlikely. Russian courts are notoriously harsh, and judges who issue acquittals and overly lenient sentences (especially in high-profile cases) are targeted for forced retirement or dismissal. The movie handwaves this (and the above) by implying that Kirill's father paid off the judge in exchange for going easy on his son.

** In the comics, [[spoiler: Sergei Razumovsky's]] plan to "cleanse" St. Petersburg involves rounding up the city's criminals and low-lifes, drugging them, and killing them in a maze of elaborate, ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''-style [[DeathTrap death traps]] called the "Garden of Sinners". The Plague Doctor's M.O. (e.g. bettering the city by killing its oligarchs) is just a cover to get rid of his accomplices so that their own criminal activities don't lead the authorities back to him; his ultimate goal to become [[PresidentEvil president]] and reshape society on a grand scale. In the movie, the Plague Doctor's vigilante activities are genuine and fairly straightforward (though he does still plan to dispose of the city's riffraff alongside the elites after they've [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness served their purpose]]).

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: The Plague Doctor starts off as a WellIntentionedExtremist. Then, he kills a child along with his parents. Tellingly this is the line one of his supporters refuses to cross in the EatTheRich riots.

** In the comics, [[spoiler: Sergei Razumovsky's]] plan to "cleanse" St. Petersburg involves rounding up the city's criminals and low-lifes, drugging them, and killing them in a maze of elaborate, ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''-style [[DeathTrap death traps]] called the "Garden of Sinners"; The Plague Doctor's M.O. (e.g. bettering the city by killing its oligarchs) is just a cover to get rid of his accomplices so that their own criminal activities don't lead the authorities back to him. His ultimate goal to become [[PresidentEvil president]] and reshape society on a grand scale. In the movie, the Plague Doctor's vigilante activities are genuine and fairly straightforward (though he does still plan to dispose of the city's riffraff alongside the elites after they've [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness served their purpose]]).
*** Because the "Garden of Sinners" element is removed from the story, the film's final act is completely different: instead of Igor Grom being held captive [[spoiler: by Sergei Razumovsky]] and forced to navigate a maze alone, Grom faces the Plague Doctor in [[spoiler: the maze-like server rooms of Vmeste's headquarters]], with the help of Yulia and Dima.

** The first issue of the comic arc involves a sequence where Grom visits a brothel that Gretchkin frequented, looking for clues, and ends up fighting the brothel's owners when he gets too aggressive while questioning Gretchkin's favorite escort. This is entirely absent from the film.
*** Another investigation-related subplot involves Grom getting a tip from a member of white supremacist group that runs a bare-knuckle boxing ring, and subsequently having to fight a member of said group. This was is similarly removed; instead, Grom gets tips from his pal, [[LoveableRogue Booster Ignat]], who ''owns'' a boxing ring.
** In the comics, Igor and Dima [[BlackTieInfiltration infiltrate a black tie event]] together (believing that The Citizen will crash the event) and bump into Yulia, nearly causing a scene when Igor mistakes her camera for an explosive device. In the film, Igor crashes the event alone on Dima's tip, leaving the rookie cop alone to stew in his frustration -- and to tip off internal investigators to Igor's whereabouts.
** Grom and Yulia start dating in the second issue of the comic arc, going to a coffee shop (and later a street carnival). In the film, the two don't officially start dating (though it's heavily implied at the end).
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the Bubble Comics story, [[spoiler: Razumovsky's SplitPersonalty, The Bird, doesn't truly emerge--or [[SplitPersonalityTakeover take control]]--until the story's epilogue, "Metamorphosis"; prior to that, the "Plague Doctor" is just a fake persona that he uses to commit his public crimes. In the film, however, [[spoiler:The Bird emerges after Kirill Grechkin is acquitted of murder (though he initially takes the form of Oleg Volkov, Razumovsky's long-time friend) and fully takes over in the third act of the story]].

''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' is a 2021 Russian action film directed by Oleg Trofim, based on the first arc of the comic book series ''ComicBook/MajorGrom'' by the Russian publisher Creator/BUBBLEComics. It was produced by the BUBBLE subsidiary Creator/BUBBLEStudios, and is the second film adapted from a BUBBLE Comics title, as well as the first feature-length film based on a Russian comic. It is the first installment in the planned [[SharedUniverse BUBBLE Cinematic Universe]].

** In the comics, [[spoiler: Sergei Razumovsky's]] plan to "cleanse" St. Petersburg involves rounding up the city's criminals and low-lifes, drugging them, and killing them in a maze of elaborate, ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''-style death traps; the Plague Doctor's M.O. (e.g. bettering the city by killing its oligarchs) is just a cover to get rid of his accomplices so that their own criminal activities don't lead the authorities back to him, and his ultimate goal is to become [[PresidentEvil president]] and reshape society on a grand scale. In the movie, the Plague Doctor's vigilante activities are genuine and fairly straightforward (though he does still plan to dispose of the city's riffraff alongside the elites after they've served [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness their purpose]]).
*** Because the "death trap maze" element is removed from the story, the film's final act is also completely different: instead of Igor Grom being [[spoiler: held captive by Sergei Razumovsky and forced to navigate the maze alone]], Grom faces the Plague Doctor [[spoiler: in the maze-like server rooms of Vmeste headquarters, with the help of Yulia and Dima]].
** In the comics, Kirill Grechkin is the son of a city prosecutor who accidentally killed two teenagers a year prior while speeding; the Plague Doctor kills him because they were business partners (see above). In the film, Gretchkin is the son of a politician, and he killed a girl from the same orphanage where Sergey Razumovsky and Oleg Volkov once lived, while driving drunk, making his acquittal a personal matter for them [[spoiler: and spurning the Plague Doctor to emerge]].
** The first issue of the comic arc involves a sequence where Grom visits a brothel that Gretchkin frequented, looking for clues, and ends up fighting the brothel's owners when he gets too aggressive while questioning Gretchkin's favorite escort. This part is entirely absent from the film.
Another investigation-related subplot, involving Grom getting a tip from a member of white supremacist group that runs a bare knuckle boxing ring--and subsequently having to fight a member of said group--is similarly removed; instead, Grom gets tips from his pal, Booster Ignat, who ''owns'' a boxing ring.
** In the comics, after their previous leads go nowhere, Igor and Dima [[BlackTieInfiltration infiltrate a black tie event]] together (believing that The Citizen will crash the event) and bump into Yulia, and nearly cause a scene when Igor mistakes her camera for an explosive device. In the film, Igor crashes the event alone on Dima's tip, leaving the rookie cop alone to stew in his frustration -- and tip off internal investigators to Igor's whereabouts.
** Grom and Yulia go on a date at a coffee shop in the second issue of the comic arc. In the film, they don't officially start dating (though it's heavily implied at the end).
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the Bubble Comics story, [[spoiler: Razumovsky's SplitPersonalty, the Bird, doesn't truly emerge--or [[SplitPersonalityTakeover take control]]--until the story's epilogue, "Metamorphosis"; prior to that, the "Plague Doctor" is just a fake persona that Razumovsky uses to commit his public crimes. In the film, however, the Bird emerges after Kirill Grechkin is acquitted of murder (though he initially takes the form of Oleg Volkov, Razumovsky's long-time friend) and fully takes over in the third act of the story.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: Zig-zagged with Igor Grom. While he's still a CowboyCop who isn't afraid to rough up suspects, he's less needlessly aggressive (saving violence for known criminals) and has a soft side that seldom appears in the comics (sharing a father-son relationship with Fedor Prokopenko, looking out for a troubled orphan boy, caring for a stray dog). At the same time, however, he is far more rude and aloof towards his fellow officers -- particularly Dima Dubin.
** Far more blatant than Grom is Sergey Razumovsky. [[spoiler: In the comics, Razumovsky is a flamboyant, elitist [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who "cleanses" society by murdering the city's low-lifes, and uses the equally flamboyant Plague Doctor persona to eliminate his accomplices (under the guise of "social justice"). By contrast, movie Razumovsky is a shy, nervous {{Geek}} who adopts the flamboyant Plague Doctor persona out of a genuine (if twisted) desire for social justice, and he ''recruits'' the city's lowlifes to help him rid the city of its [[AristocratsAreEvil evil rich elites]] (though he plans to allow the military to dispose of his followers afterward).]]

* LeadPoliceDetective: Igor Grom and Evgeny Strelkov; naturally they bump heads.

* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: In the comics, the Plague Doctor's signature mask is white with red lenses, and it's paired with a purple suit and frock coat (with red lapels). In the movie, the Plague Doctor's costume is completely black, and includes body armor and a BadassCape. This serves to make him look [[DarkIsEvil more ominous]].
* MotiveRant: Plenty of them, as [[spoiler: the antagonist has a SplitPersonality and the "evil" side has trouble convincing the "good" side.]]

''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' is a 2021 Russian action film directed by Oleg Trofim, based on the first arc of the comic book series ''ComicBook/MajorGrom'' by the Russian publisher Creator/BUBBLEComics. Produced by the BUBBLE subsidiary Creator/BUBBLEStudios, it is the second film adapted from a BUBBLE Comics title, and the first feature-length film based on a Russian comic. It is the first film in the planned [[SharedUniverse BUBBLE Cinematic Universe]].

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** In the comics, [[spoiler: Sergei Razumovsky's]] plan to "cleanse" St. Petersburg involves rounding up the city's criminals and low-lifes, drugging them, and killing them in a maze of elaborate, ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''-style death traps; the Plague Doctor's M.O. (e.g. bettering the city by killing its oligarchs) is just a cover to get rid of his accomplices (so that their own criminal activities don't lead the authorities back to him), with his ultimate goal being to become [[PresidentEvil president]] and reshape society on a grand scale. In the movie, the Plague Doctor's vigilante activities are genuine and fairly straightforward, and he [[MurderDotCom utilizes the Vmeste platform to broadcast his murders]], gain as many supporters as possible, and provoke a StagedPopulistUprising that will eliminate the wealthy elites and working class riff-raff alike.

** In the comics, Kirill Grechkin is the son of a city prosecutor, and he accidentally killed two teenagers a year earlier while speeding; the Plague Doctor kills him because they were business partners (see above). In the film, Gretchkin is the son of a politician, and he killed a girl from the same orphanage where Sergey Razumovsky and Oleg Volkov once lived, while driving drunk, making his acquittal a personal matter for them [[spoiler: and spurning the Plague Doctor to emerge]].
** The first issue of the comic arc involves a sequence where Grom visits a brothel that Gretchkin frequented, looking for clues, and ends up fighting the brothel's owners when he gets too aggressive while questioning Gretchkin's favorite escort. This part is entirely absent from the film, replaced with a montage of Grom kicking in doors and roughing up various leads. Another subplot, involving Grom getting a tip from a member of white supremacist group (and subsequently having to fight a member of said group -- leading to a humorous misunderstanding with Dubin, who trailed him to the boxing ring) is similarly removed; instead, Grom gets tips from his pal, Booster Ignat, who owns a boxing ring.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: [[spoiler: In the Bubble Comics story, Razumovsky's SplitPersonalty, the Bird, doesn't truly emerge until the story's epilogue, "Metamorphosis"; prior to that, the "Plague Doctor" is just a fake persona that Razumovsky uses to commit his public crimes. In the film, however, the Bird emerges after Kirill Grechkin is acquitted of murder (though he initially takes the form of Oleg Volkov, Razumovsky's long-time friend).]]

** [[spoiler:Razumovsky]]'s "evil" side is called "The Bird", and the "good" side is called "The Doormat" (or "The Softie"), because "The Bird" hoards most of the confidence and aggression. This comes from the comic book series the movie is based on.

** Holt International, the corporation that designs the Plague Doctor's suit in the film, is the main antagonist of the Bubble Comics series ''Red Fury''.

** In the first post-credits scene, "the Bird" takes the shape of a humanoid, black-feathered bird with [[spoiler: Razumovsky]]'s face.

* WhoKilledTheAsshole: Grom's investigation into the murder of Kirill Gretchkin is complicated by the fact that literally ''no one'' liked him (to where the only comments on his last social media post are from people celebrating his demise).

''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' is a 2021 Russian action film directed by Oleg Trofim, based on the first arc of the comic book series ''ComicBook/MajorGrom'' by the Russian publisher Creator/BUBBLEComics. Produced by the BUBBLE subsidiary Creator/BUBBLEStudios, it is the second film adapted from a BUBBLE Comics title, and the first feature-length film based on a Russian comic. It is intended to be the first film in the planned [[SharedUniverse BUBBLE Cinematic Universe]].

''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' is a 2021 Russian action film directed by Oleg Trofim, based on the first arc of the comic book series ''Major Grom'' by the Russian publisher Creator/BUBBLEComics. Produced by the BUBBLE subsidiary Creator/BUBBLEStudios, it is the second film adapted from a BUBBLE Comics title, and the first feature-length film based on a Russian comic. It is intended to be the first film in the planned [[SharedUniverse BUBBLE Cinematic Universe]].

** In the comics, [[spoiler: Sergei Razumovsky's]] plan to "cleanse" St. Petersburg involves rounding up the city's criminals and low-lifes, drugging them, and killing them in a maze of elaborate, ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''-style death traps; the Plague Doctor's M.O. (e.g. bettering the city by killing its oligarchs) is just a cover to get rid of his accomplices (so that their own criminal activities don't lead the authorities back to him), with his ultimate goal being to become [[PresidentEvil president]] and reshape society on a grand scale. In the movie, the Plague Doctor's vigilante activities are genuine and fairly straightforward, and he [[MurderDotCom utilizes the Vmeste platform to broadcast his murders]], gain as many supporters as possible, and provoke a StagedPopulistUprising that will eliminate the wealthy elites and the working class riff-raff alike.

** The first issue of the comic arc involves a sequence where Grom visits a brothel that Gretchkin frequented, looking for clues, and ends up fighting the brothel's owners when he gets too aggressive while questioning Gretchkin's favorite escort. This part is entirely absent from the film, replaced with a montage of Grom kicking in doors and roughing up various leads. Another subplot,
involving Grom getting a tip from a member of white supremacist group (and subsequently having to fight a member of said group -- leading to a humorous misunderstanding with Dubin, who trailed him to the boxing ring) is similarly removed; instead, Grom gets tips from his pal, Booster Ignat, who owns a boxing ring.

** In the comics, Kirill Grechkin is the son of a city prosecutor, and he accidentally killed two teenagers a year earlier while speeding; the Plague Doctor kills him because they were business partners (see above). In the film, Gretchkin is the son of a politician, and he killed a girl from the same orphanage where Sergey Razumovsky and Oleg Volkov once lived, while driving drunk -- thus making his acquittal a personal matter for them [[spoiler: and spurning the Plague Doctor to emerge]].
** The first issue of the comic arc involves a sequence where Grom visits a brothel Gretchkin frequented looking for clues, and ends up fighting the brothel's owners when he gets too aggressive while questioning Gretchkin's favorite escort. This part is entirely absent from the film, replaced with a montage of Grom kicking in doors and roughing up various leads.

** Dima Dubin is assigned to work as Igor Grom's partner fresh out of the academy. In reality, cops are rarely assigned regular partners -- let alone a rookie being assigned to a loose cannon like Grom.

The film follows the police major Igor Grom, a highly skilled and determined cop hunting down a [[SerialKiller vicious masked [[VigilanteMan vigilante]] who calls himself the PlagueDoctor.