Context: When the movie "Major Grom Plague Doctor" came out, the creators were accused of showing protesters as bad guys (in Russia all protests were peaceful before, but now they are banned and you can be jailed even for going on a solitary picket with a "No War" banner) Plus the movie came out after the protests for jailing Alexei Navalny.
In May the movie "Major Grom: The Game" is coming out, where judging by the content of the comics and the trailer there will be terrorist attacks. I remind you that recently in Russia there was a terrible terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall.
English is not my native language, I used Google Translator when translating, so if there are any errors, please let me know
Finally the movie "The Master and Margarita" is available in quality on the internet! Unfortunately, I thought that in the Internet version they would leave the original voices of the characters (there are moments where the characters speak in German, Latin and Aramaic) without dubbing in Russian, but it did not happen
Michael Lockshin on Russian backlash to 'The Master and Margarita' | AP ...
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My thoughts are in many ways similar to those of Mikhail Lokshin. As I sat in the audience I was surprised at how accurately the movie describes the present time. The movie "The Master and Margarita" really could not have been made in the present time, it is a breath from the past. A past where Russian movies were released on Western streaming services, where foreign actors and musicians came to Russia and did great things together with Russian creative people. I hope that in the near future the horrible, unnecessary war will end and the power in my beloved country will change
My Roman empire is Woland, who sat/lying down in the most pretentious pose on the Master's sofa. And a Master who doesn't comment on it, as if it's normal
I like the Master and Margarita fandom because it didn't argue about whether Master and Margarita, Margarita and Woland, or Master and Woland were better. The fandom just decided that the three of them were a kick-ass polyamorous family.
Only after the third viewing of The Master and Margarita did I realize who plays the poet Ivan Bezdomny. This is Danil Steklov, the same actor who plays the role of Tsvetkov in the movie Major Grom Plague Doctor.
"The Master and Margarita" trailer with English subtitles
As far as I understand, now the director and producer are negotiating for international distribution, and then the trailer will be released with official subtitles, and maybe even with voice-overs (but I still recommend watching in the original dubbing)