Newsmakers

Newsmakers is a 2009 Russian action thriller film directed by Swedish director Anders Banke. It is 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 Yevgeny 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 Pyotr Rytov as Polyakov Yuri Shlykov as Boldyrev Vladimir Mikhaliuk as Petrushin Grigory Baranov as Yura Ivan Sukhanov as Vadik Sonya Hilkevich as Sonya Aleksandr Raschupkin as Vovchik Sam Klebanov as Roman Loa Falkman as Tillström Pavel Stepanov as Traffic police officer Jurij Kruglov as Traffic police officer Pavel Misailov as Crying policeman