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1985·95 min·Dir. Aleksei German·★ 7.4
Drama
Russian provincial town in the middle of the 1930s Stalin's Great Purge. Ivan Lapshin, the head of the local police, does what he has to do. And he does it well.
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How Good Is My Friend Ivan Lapshin?
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Consensus
7.1Well Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB6.7
★ IMDb7.4
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Yes, Worth Watching
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